GREAT WHITE SHARK GETTING TO CLOSE - SPEARFISHING SOUTH AFRICA

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  • Not the best day being circled by a great white shark 2020 while spearfishing for mussel cracker.
    The day started of great with my 3rd dive producing a pb cracker. Swam to my stringer and put it on. Made the decision that i was not going to shoot any other fish for the day and just enjoy the dive.
    About 20min later i saw a fin in the distance that i did not like on my way up after a dive. I realized that this is a great white shark. I just hoped that he would turn and swim away but this was not the case. He continued to circle me 4 to 5 times coming closer every time. I had to push myself away twice.
    Then he swam away and went to grab my fish from the stringer, and that gave me the chance to swim away to shore.
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  • @daffydaffy7673
    @daffydaffy7673 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Was telling my GF 4 days ago at Infanta that I feel like diving again. This video just reminded me why I quit and got a boat.. Thank you

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now man get back in the water

  • @uhhhpersoniguess
    @uhhhpersoniguess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I really appreciate the lack of music, and the slow motion only on the money shots. Great work! And beautiful shot at the beginning. I'm not even an eighth as accurate 😂

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky shot. 🤪

  • @rolandsmit-wright7238
    @rolandsmit-wright7238 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been buzzed twice by white once in st Francis and close to Bishu eastern cape this video brings back a few scary moments mine happened before the days of go pro .
    Thanks for the videos boet

  • @ZdenekCabla
    @ZdenekCabla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This deserves to go viral haha you're a mad man! Solid fish and video!!

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

  • @joshuahindley358
    @joshuahindley358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Scary stuff !!!!
    Glad you both walked away unharmed and another awesome video ,nice to see how to handle a situation like that.
    Keep up the awesome videos!!!!

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @Mark-ec5rt
    @Mark-ec5rt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jeez, you took the long way back to the rocks boet! Crazy 😮

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Evan took the short way out. Straight for the rocks

  • @TheDeepEndYT
    @TheDeepEndYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    CODE BROWN! Glad you made it out unscathed!

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You and met both

  • @ponyrang
    @ponyrang 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, Hello my friend.. All the best to your channel and hope you have a wonderful day !!!

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much

  • @JJs2121
    @JJs2121 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    from 15.34 you can see the GWhite going hard for the float I watched the video 3 times and only saw today that before you unclipped the float it's still there probably around 25 meters behind you you can clearly see the black finsgoing hard for the fish... stats say that younger Gwhites or juvenile that is your 2.5 to 3.5 meter ones
    that are proud to attack more as they are still exploring pity you didn't have that gopro beneath survice all the time but hey
    you did an amazing job!
    You must edit and upload this video with a separate title on you tube and a indicator round circle at 15.34 onwards there is not many spearfishing videos with GW encounter this long.. I saw the one of the guy in Arneston Cape as well few years ago like in your pic ... he was lucy and so were you
    I sometimes still cant bealieve how close they come to the shore I always thought they like deeper waters but they probably search every were ,there is a good chance it was aware of you both not to long after you entered that spot .........

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe I must reload

  • @graftongodofmemes
    @graftongodofmemes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How big was it,? There's nothing to give it scale,could be 4 foot long or 4meters long.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Estimated around 3.5m. Still a puppy. Definitely not 4 feet 😂

  • @bigeyetuna6228
    @bigeyetuna6228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thankfully He wasn’t starving or sick, I’m in SoCal they are everywhere... nice video

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

  • @malan2337
    @malan2337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Glad you guys are ok, well handled.. Ek kak net daar n eiland. 🏝

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mens het nie tyd vir die eiland nie, alles gebeur so vinnig jy het nie eers tyd om te dink nie. Instink skop in

  • @josechaves8240
    @josechaves8240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would've shitted myself so hard the poor shark would die there and then!! Great calmness from you, really well handled!

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you

    • @truthseeker471
      @truthseeker471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great whites know that they circle humans 3 times as they taste much better that way..after humans have s%$^t themselves...

  • @harrytruter946
    @harrytruter946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bloudam, julle is awesome. Ek is effens nuut in die storie. Skiet by Natures Valley naby Plett. Sal graag julle wil ontmoet en by julle leer. Die gogga byt hard! Dankie vir die awesome videos

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haai Harry altyd lekker om sulke comments te lees. Ons was vandag Witsand toe maar see was groot en vuil so niks geskiet nie. Laat weet as jy in die omgewing is dan kan ons altyd plan maak en plekkie op die boot 0829590111

    • @harrytruter946
      @harrytruter946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam Great baie dankie vir die uitnodiging! Gaan vir seker met jou praat. Witsand net anderkant Stilbaai? Duik julle ooit die kant toe?

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ek was al paar keer daar my elke keer is die water te rof of te vuil. Wil bietjie meer daai kant tot by St Francis duik

    • @harrytruter946
      @harrytruter946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam ja ek kry nie baie tyd in die water nie. Laat weet my maar as julle dalk die kant verby kom. Eks altyd keen as daar n plekkie is. Meer as bereid om my gedeelte te betaal. Sien uit om julle te leer ken

    • @markbrown-sb2zm
      @markbrown-sb2zm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam Haai Harry 🤣🤣🤣,please come and dive,bring lots of friends to make the odds better to survive.Well done,you stayed calm,not sure I would have stayed so long in the water,but guess you have to keep an eye on it till you are at the rocks/shore.

  • @wernerziemerink
    @wernerziemerink 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kan jy dink hoe amazing drone footage van die duik sou gewees het?

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ek wil nie eers dink aan dit nie 😁

  • @joshwhittle3147
    @joshwhittle3147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy GEEZUS...I don't see how you guys spear fish in waters with those fellas :). Let me ask you a question if you have time to answer: What do you think would happen if you never saw it? From the little I know, they seem more prone to attack or bite if they aren't spotted, but I am just going by all of the awesome videos you spear fisherman and other folks put out there. Also, how often do you see a white while spear fishing? Like say out of 10 trips? Thanks for the awesome video...I loved it. Stay safe!

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Josh. Thx for the comment and questions. This was my second encounter but i would say we see them about 1 in 20 dives. Something we have to deal with if we want to dive our waters. I have no idea about the attack or not attack when you see them. Some of the guys that live to tell the tails said they never saw them coming and others that was attacked stuck a speargun in their mouth. So i really cant say.

  • @deanasouza3075
    @deanasouza3075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video was confusing to me...why did he not come right in after seeing the shark and why did he not keep watching him under the water was always in and out of the water??? I thought he should have kept and eye on him all the time.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hi there. The camera is on my head so my eyes was under the water on the shark all the time. It might seem that I was in and out of the water but that is only the camera. My mask was in the water. There are cliffs and the only exit point was the one that I swam to. Hope that explains it

  • @vlokbauermeister3546
    @vlokbauermeister3546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @bloudam waar is die spot(dorp)

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dit is net buite George. Ballotsbaai maar jy moet iemand ken wat die sleutels het. 2 hekke wat remotes nodig het

  • @JosedeNobrega
    @JosedeNobrega 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No laughs at this mating shout, definately a different tone! Lucky you had a decoy for him... And clad you both ok, the boui and fish 🐟 can be replaced.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks 👍

  • @juhandrispearfishing
    @juhandrispearfishing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow fantastic....

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Juhandri. I see you also have a channel. Where are you from

    • @juhandrispearfishing
      @juhandrispearfishing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam i'm from indonesia..

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You guys have amazing water there. My cousin was stuck there for 4 months during lockdown and he kept on sending me picks of the water and waves.

  • @overthebars6983
    @overthebars6983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Balls of steel

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not really

  • @philbertvanstaden256
    @philbertvanstaden256 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Where is this?

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just around the corner from Vicbay

  • @hanoitripper1809
    @hanoitripper1809 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The last bit took forever to get to safety! Did u consider shooting it? In the 90s a guy in Durban shot one in defense

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It felt like forever

    • @hanoitripper1809
      @hanoitripper1809 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Bloudam I was getting anxious even tho I kno u made it lol

  • @ArmandJonker
    @ArmandJonker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's a big GW, glad you guys are ok.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You and me both

    • @sharkbite5744
      @sharkbite5744 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s a baby bro, still pant shit material though

  • @spearouys
    @spearouys 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Daai baai weer mooi oopgemaak. Laas wat ek daar was was dit net sand die hele baai vol moes vrek ver met daai pad oploop voor jy kon visibility kry. Hoop daai gulleys aan linkerkant hou weer daai monster size gallies.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My gunsteling duik spot. Amazing plekkie

  • @gokhanustundag5521
    @gokhanustundag5521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have met a handful of South African spearos and you guys are all calm and brave. I would be correct to say you have seen a white before. A little float to place the fish in out of the water is a great idea, especially in dirty water. I have seen them used in New Zealand or you could tow a small kayak. I enjoyed the video.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes a float is a great idea. Thank you so much for watching the video

    • @hanoitripper1809
      @hanoitripper1809 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought that also, but if his fish was out of the water, maybe the white would have targeted him , who knows

  • @wernerziemerink
    @wernerziemerink 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ongelooflik! Jy het baie kalm gebly. Well done.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Het nie gevoel asof ek baie kalm gebly het nie

    • @wernerziemerink
      @wernerziemerink 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bloudam Haha, hoop jy het jou wetsuit mooi gewas na die tyd.

  • @marcspear9675
    @marcspear9675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where is this spot

    • @saltwater_addict742
      @saltwater_addict742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's between Namibia and Mozambique.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had a good laugh, next to Vicbay in George area

  • @stefanfourie6754
    @stefanfourie6754 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Waar is die spot . Lyk Amazing sonder die haaie nou obviously

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahaha def beter sonder haaie. Ballotsbaai. Private property

    • @stefanfourie6754
      @stefanfourie6754 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam aii man dankie in elkgeval

  • @sharkbite5744
    @sharkbite5744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not a nice feeling looking into those black eyes a, probably the same feeling a fish gets when it sees you pointing your spear gun at it, don’t you think mate lol a ohh shit feeling. Footage almost looks like the one where the bloke supposedly jumped in from the rocks. Bigger balls than me bud 😂

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you are spot on with how the fish must feel. I don't shoot that many fish anymore. Very selective at the moment. Big respect to the ocean

  • @andre51286
    @andre51286 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i used to have 3 powerheads with 12guage shotgun shell j8ust for these when i lived in pe, never ever used them

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would have been handy

  • @metehanspearfishing
    @metehanspearfishing ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did he came to your fish ? blood scent of the fish maybe

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely for the fish and wanted to check me out. He grabbed my fish and swam of with it

    • @metehanspearfishing
      @metehanspearfishing ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bloudam Brave guys you are ... i cant get into sea again if i encounter a white pointer ... How can you cope with this fear .. adrenalin boost Happily there is NO G.Whites in Turkey

  • @G2GPressurewashing
    @G2GPressurewashing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😱😱😱

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats how i felt when i got out

  • @israelnavarrete6264
    @israelnavarrete6264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    yo the f.ing transition from vid to ending music scared the shit out of me, dont suddenly ear rape me when i was with tension about ur near deaths exp

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So sorry about that

  • @SubZeroo7
    @SubZeroo7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Be careful diving in murky waters, the invisibility is also present for sharks. They might come closer to have better investigation to check if you are possible pray or not.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Tricky one. When the water is to clear, the crackers also stay away.

  • @CuriosityVaultChannel
    @CuriosityVaultChannel 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yea that would be my last time in water other than the bath tub..

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @jjk7583
    @jjk7583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Haal my hoed af vir jou dat jy so kalm gebly het.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Weet ook nie hoe ek so kalm was nie, nie so gevoel terwyl dit gebeur het nie

  • @ll-nm8he
    @ll-nm8he 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do nappies come on the neoprene if they do I like to by and put it on next Tim I go spearfishg Incas I come a cross wight shark like the on in this video lol or it might be batter if I shit my salf in water same squid and get a way quickly lol

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😀 i think that is a great idea for online shop. Wersuit nappy liners

    • @ll-nm8he
      @ll-nm8he 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha 👍

  • @razeenc
    @razeenc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let me just say that I would have probably k@kked my wetsuit. Recently discovered your channel and enjoying your content 👍

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much. Where are you from

  • @granthall2325
    @granthall2325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man it must have been a job to clean yr wetsuit 😂😂🤣🤣only joking.. Well done for not trashing the sea to a foam and just bzck off slowly slowly that took some big b_lls👏👏

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I tried my best to swim as fast and as calm as possible. Very confusing swim

  • @awefactory
    @awefactory ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🙃 jisses boet, was knuiping whole video

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I watched this video again today and must say still amazing

  • @justinhealey2408
    @justinhealey2408 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:15 i can barely make out a sharks silhouette ..i wonder if sees you at this point? Looks like he could eat you?😶

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I recon if he wanted to eat me he could have easily. He was just curious.

  • @Dstick1Spearfishing
    @Dstick1Spearfishing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    LOL you still have all your limbs, it is a good day. Lucky it was a small one hey, so only really keen on your fish. I wear a shark shield, at about 10:15 I'd probably be turning mine on and chilling down a bit. Glad you are alive to tell the tale. Given you made it back to sure you may need to watch this video: th-cam.com/video/dGqGnP21qZw/w-d-xo.html . Dive Safe!

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am considering a shark shield now

  • @MrRosey88
    @MrRosey88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Time for a float boat to keep your fish out of the water?? Glad it ended well

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is a awesome idea, do you know anyone that sells them is South Africa

    • @fishmut
      @fishmut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam ...check out nz spear fishing, i think they make and sell them, bit pricey but better than feeding sharks with your catch.

    • @alphaomega3499
      @alphaomega3499 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Buy a kid's inflatable swimming ring, and jam a suitably-sized bucket with lid into the middle. Probably cheaper than ordering from abroad.

  • @peterking6051
    @peterking6051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eish...hectic.

    • @yolandavink4580
      @yolandavink4580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Must dive with a sweetie in your sleeve

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Will try anything to avoid that experience again

    • @yolandavink4580
      @yolandavink4580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam another last option is untying the shooting line from the reel line and let the shark swim away with fm reception 😔

  • @mrwelsh4589
    @mrwelsh4589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To think that I surf around the corner🙈

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Scary. I know. They probably checking you guys out without you even knowing it.

    • @mrwelsh4589
      @mrwelsh4589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam definitely, worst part is I’m a body boarder. I must look like a quick snack with my yellow flippers from below 🤦‍♂️ often thought they must be around. It’s deep enough. Shocked to see they actually are though, One is proof enough haha 😂

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do have some goods news. We have done many dives there and this was a isolated incident so I don’t know if they are regulars.

    • @mrwelsh4589
      @mrwelsh4589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam I’m sure it was. but still haha😆

  • @loleenvanrooyen5966
    @loleenvanrooyen5966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Het nou eers die kanaal ontdek. Sal dit graag eendag wil probeer. Na die video weet ek nie meer nie. Duik jy nou minder na die voorval. Hoe lank moet y jou asem kan ophou. Kan jy dit oefen of is it talent wat jy mee gebore word. As jy net alles sou gelos het en so vinnig as moontlik geswem het, dink jy die haai sal dan definitief jou aanval. Bly jy is ok. Jy moet nog opsit.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Loleen. Ek doen spearfishing kursusse as jy sou belang stel. 0829590111. Ek duik glad nie minder na die voorval nie. Het alweer 10 keer op daai plek geduik. Almal kan hulle asem ophou maar dit is ook iets want mens oefen en dan raak dit beter. Party mense kry dit makliker reg as ander maar almal.kan dot doen. Ek weet nou nog nie wat die regte besluit was nie maar ek is nog in een stuk so die rustig swem het seker gewerk. Ek dink nie die white was daar vir my nie. Hy wou my vis eet.

  • @shaneikin260
    @shaneikin260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Speargun

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for all the comments

  • @bthorn5035
    @bthorn5035 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have to hold the phone away from my head and remind myself im not there. This is literally my nightmare. Id literally rather be attacked by a gang of hatchet wielding meth heads than be stuck in the water with that thing.

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @robertschweppie5256
    @robertschweppie5256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    EK KAK MY BROEK VOL

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lekker lag ek nou. Was nogals scary

    • @robertschweppie5256
      @robertschweppie5256 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bloudam HEY YOU A BRAVE MAN

  • @justinhealey2408
    @justinhealey2408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trying to give sombody a heart attack are ya?

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It nearly gave me a heart attack

    • @justinhealey2408
      @justinhealey2408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam i wouldnt have been able to even swim, i woulda just turned stiff as a board and sunk to the bottom

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@justinhealey2408 You just focus on the freakin shark and hope for the best

    • @justinhealey2408
      @justinhealey2408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bloudam they say you want to keep facing the shark but it seems to be difficult as they seem to keep movin around you and are really hard to see but pr8 just wanted your fiah..be safe out there man.

  • @princegomez326
    @princegomez326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Youre video is always up in the water....not clear

    • @Bloudam
      @Bloudam  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It because the GoPro is above my diving mask. The white was on the surface so I could not dive down