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May 3, 2017January 30, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

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Have you ever wondered what it looks like below the surface just seconds before a snook crushes your grunt or pinfish?

Then check out this amazing up close underwater view showing exactly what goes down between snook and small baitfish.

Of course, this might not be precisely how it occurs every time in nature due to the fact the diver was using his flashlight to zero in on the grunt, but then again the snook was probably a bit more cautious than usual due to the diver right behind him…

At the :21 mark, the grunt almost does an accidental turn around into the snook’s mouth! It looked like it was just inches away from being eaten!

It looked like it was just inches away from being eaten!

I guess the snook was still inspecting his food…

But at any rate, it never gets old seeing a snook stalking his dinner before going in for the kill like a lion.

This video definitely makes me want to hit the water and go snook fishing!

Related Video: “How To Properly Rig A Pinfish For Snook, Grouper, And Tarpon” (watch it here)

Related Blog Post: “5 Shortcuts To Catching Snook In Florida” (see it here now)

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Fish On!

June 28, 2016January 20, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

Would you ever dive down to the bottom of the Sebastian Inlet?

I can only imagine that these divers (Josh Rhein, Vaughn and Nikko) did this dive on an absolute perfect day (and slack tide) for the Inlet.

Because the last time I was fishing the Sebastian Inlet the water was incredibly choppy, not to mention, the water was ripping so fast through the pass that most boats were scared to go through it…

Also, the Sebastion Inlet has been known to hold a few bull sharks… or two… or one hundred…

If you aren’t familiar with the world famous Sebastian Inlet, it is about 12 miles north of Vero Beach, and it is one of the favorite land based (and boat based) spots for anglers to catch snook, redfish, tarpon, Spanish mackerel and just about anything else that swims through the inlet.

There are tons of places to fish the inlet from land, and anglers from all over the states (and even abroad) head over to Sebastian Inlet State Park every year to wet a line.

So when I saw that a couple of guys had the courage to free dive the Sebastian Inlet, I knew this was going to be good.

You will be blown away with how many snook are just hanging out down there!

Not to mention, some goliath grouper, mangrove snapper, cubera snapper, and even some lobster.

Enjoy.

Related Post: “5 Shortcuts To Catching Snook In Florida”

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Fish On.

January 14, 2016January 14, 2016 by Luke Simonds

Wait til’ you see this big ol’ Goliath Grouper attacking a spearfisherman that had just plucked off a nice snapper.

This beast of a fish certainly shows the diver who is the boss of the bottom of the ocean!

I can only imagine the person filming this was just as shocked as he/she watched this big goliath come out of the blue and steal a free meal from the diver.

I bet they are still talking about this wild dive!

The lesson here: Never turn your back on these greedy aggressive grouper… luckily the only thing hurt was the diver’s pride… and perhaps a soiled wetsuit…

Enjoy.

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Fish On!

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by Luke Simonds

Coming home with a 19 lb red grouper that breaks a new world record on a freediving trip is pretty darn awesome…

Well, can you imagine bagging an 8 lb lobster (by hand) on the way up!

This is one of our all-time favorite videos from our friend Cameron Kirkconnell, and we wanted to play this one today because yesterday was Cameron’s birthday!

Happy birthday brother.

We hope you spent it out on the water with friends and family.

Check out this sick video by Cameron Kirkconnell below and prepare to be amazed!

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Enjoy and Fish On.

January 5, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

Just “go for one” and keep it safe they say…

The rare and sometimes impossible “7-10” split can get a bowling crowd cheering more than any other roll in bowling.

It’s one thing to hit multiple strikes in a row, but the “7-10” conversion split (where you convert a spare by hitting the two farthest pins in the back down with your second roll) is like hitting a hole in one for a golfer…

Or in the case of the spearfishing video below, drilling two nice fish in one shot.

What really makes this video even better is that you can see this diver is thinking about going after the school of fish in the distance, but then he waits it out a bit more, all of a sudden two other fish appear out of the blue…

I won’t ruin it for you, check out what happens below.

Enjoy.

Related Video: “This Diver Has The Surprise Of His Life On The End Of His Spear. Unbelievable!” (watch it here)

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November 30, 2016December 16, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

When I first saw this “Snook Spearfishing” video, I wasn’t sure if we were going to post it or not because of the reaction it might cause with Florida snook anglers like ourselves (even though it was a completely legal shot where this video occurred, and we have to assume that the diver was going to eat it for dinner).

But after doing a bit of research, I found a shocking amount of illegal snook spearfishing happens here in our own state of Florida every year!

From snook poaching, to newbies that just don’t know the rules, to tourists that don’t realize we have different rules on how to catch snook, there have been numerous snook spearfishing incidents (like the guy arrested for spearfishing snook in Port Orange, Fl this August – you can read about it here).

So I wanted to use this video to raise awareness that it is ILLEGAL to spear snook in and around the state of Florida, and you can and will be ARRESTED if you spear snook in Florida.

This video came from somewhere in Brazil (the Snook is also called “Robalo” in many parts of South America), and the snook down in South America have completely different rules than we have here in the Sunshine State.

So for the diver in the video, great shot and enjoy your snook dinner.

For all of the up to date rules on spearfishing game fish in Florida (including the list of fish that are illegal to spear), check out the FWC rules here.

Related Post: “5 Shortcuts To Catching Snook In Florida” (read it here)

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December 6, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

As if there weren’t enough reasons to want to visit New Zealand already, apparently they have a crazy amount of spiny lobster (also called “Crayfish” in places like Australia and New Zealand, and called “Kreef” in South Africa) that will give goosebumps to any Florida spiny lobster diver…

The only lobster footage that can compete with this is the viral video called “The Most Lobster Ever Caught On Film In Florida” (a must-watch if you haven’t seen it).

Check out what the team from Ultimate Fishing TV find when they visit the Dusky Sound Fiordland National Park in New Zealand.

Notice that in many areas it is so shallow they can stand up. Talk about a great place to teach kids how to catch lobster.

If you can’t catch a lobster here, you probably can’t catch one anywhere…

Also, if you want some free tips on how to catch lobster in the Florida Keys, here is a great tutorial video.

Related Video: “The Most Lobster Ever Caught On Film In Florida” (watch it here)

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December 2, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

If you aren’t familiar with the monster fish in Australia called a “Potato Cod”, it is the Australian version of our Goliath Grouper.

And in this video below, the epic spearfishing group from Australia called Terra Australis comes across a large Potato Cod that needs some serious help.

As you will see in the video, the large cod was stuck on some rocks as the leader in his mouth had a large weight on the end that became jammed in between some structure.

FYI – Luke will be doing a new fishing tip on how to properly make a Grouper rig that avoids this serious issue of having the weight impair a grouper after a break off.

Fortunately for this potato cod, the guys at Terra Australis came prepared and saved him before a shark could come in for an easy kill.

Here are the same guys from Terra Australis taking a ride on one of these monster Potato Cods! (watch it here or click the picture below)

Amazing save gents.

Enjoy the potato cod video below.

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November 30, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

If you have spent any amount of time underwater trying to spear a fish, then you know that getting a perfect shot isn’t as easy as some of the videos on YouTube make it seem…

And in most cases, it is you (the hunter) having to track down and pursue your fish… not the other way around.

But it’s always great to see videos like this where a nice fish comes right at you out of the blue, and then slowly moves his body to give you the perfect shot.

Well done!

If you stick around until the end of the video, you will get a glimpse of how big this fish was.

Enjoy.

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