Spear Fisherman Dragged by Goliath Grouper

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  • Опубліковано 31 жов 2015
  • While spearfishing on a wreck site in the northern Gulf of Mexico Grayson Shepard goes for a ride behind a large Goliath Grouper.
    Shepard had several encounters (during this one dive) with Goliath grouper that wanted his fresh kills. This video show three of those encounters. In one instance the giant grouper grabs Shepard's fish and spear and drags him across the reef.
    Here is Grayson's description of the encounter:
    "In the first scene, I shot a snapper and was pulling it towards me when a goliath came out of hiding and tried to eat it. Had I been retrieving the fish any slower he would have been successful. In the second scene, I shot a snapper and as I approached it, a Goliath attacked and ate it while I held the end of the spear in my hand. I get dragged a short distance and this action bends my $50 spear so badly it will no longer load into my speargun. The third scene is a brawl with several Goliaths fighting for my speared fish. One of them swallows it and breaks the line connecting my spearshaft to the gun. I lost that $50 spearshaft. Immediately after the line breaks, an unseen Goliath that had sneaked up behind me eats a fish that was on my stringer and took off with it with me in tow. Fortunately I had a grip on my spearband and was able to hang on until he let go. "
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  • @fozzibab
    @fozzibab 8 років тому +2842

    This is the funniest underwater video I've ever seen in my entire fucking life.

    • @mrpostmancsgo6844
      @mrpostmancsgo6844 8 років тому

      haha same

    • @uranusplanet1226
      @uranusplanet1226 8 років тому +2

      Wow! this is the funniest thing in your life? LMAO Your life is boring as f**k

    • @fozzibab
      @fozzibab 8 років тому +41

      +MR K Get in the habit of *not* making assumptions about people.

    • @KilroyNBC
      @KilroyNBC 8 років тому

      hahaha

    • @uranusplanet1226
      @uranusplanet1226 8 років тому +3

      True. You got me in this one. Cant say anything

  • @BSFilms1997
    @BSFilms1997 8 років тому +3777

    This man is saltier than the seven seas!

  • @jokermcmuffin
    @jokermcmuffin 6 років тому +346

    The pure anger at those grouper is amazing! I feel that when those bubbles reached the surface they would pop and his rage would still be audible.

  • @granule496
    @granule496 6 років тому +411

    I fought you supposed to stay calm underwater... But damn this dude is screaming at those fish 😂😂😂😂

    • @attiumeyami417
      @attiumeyami417 5 років тому +15

      I wouldnt have been so nice. I usually pimp slam them and they go away

    • @salviatrip7083
      @salviatrip7083 5 років тому

      someone you don't know
      Well nature could be different

    • @insertswear
      @insertswear 4 роки тому +12

      When you start screaming at fish, maybe it's time for a vacation.

  • @TheSquidNinja
    @TheSquidNinja 8 років тому +1834

    I love the audible rage coming out of this guy under the sea

    • @powderhungry6611
      @powderhungry6611 7 років тому +75

      the air bubbles coming out of him that day were glad to make it out of the water

    • @rhey81
      @rhey81 6 років тому +23

      Don't observe nature, FIGHT IT!!!!

    • @mpafgregor651
      @mpafgregor651 6 років тому +3

      HAHAHAHA I LOVE IT

    • @attiumeyami417
      @attiumeyami417 5 років тому +6

      You could hear how happy he was with the fishes. He was estatic to watch nature at work

    • @salviatrip7083
      @salviatrip7083 5 років тому

      attiume yami
      Nature is not animals, dumbfuck.
      Or then this is "nature vs nature" you just sound stulid af for saying that

  • @VictoryfortheFreeman
    @VictoryfortheFreeman 8 років тому +1756

    Hey, the Goliath Groupers were almost fished to extinction, now they come back so well they troll fisherman. It's the perfect revenge.

    • @Demiler
      @Demiler 8 років тому +75

      Nature is to respected. Or it'll troll you in epic ways.

    • @super56333
      @super56333 7 років тому +10

      epic....

    • @papaeriko1095
      @papaeriko1095 6 років тому +9

      next time, make sure they go extinct

    • @josharntt
      @josharntt 6 років тому

      Never Mind, a fellow Conch!

    • @wildbluewings
      @wildbluewings 5 років тому

      LOL! Very good point!

  • @Dialgadude
    @Dialgadude 6 років тому +195

    1:02
    "I see you! You too!"

  • @blumpfreyfranks8863
    @blumpfreyfranks8863 6 років тому +179

    BUBBLES ANGRILY

  • @Ekalmid
    @Ekalmid 8 років тому +909

    I didn't know HowToBasic spear fishes during his free time.

  • @albamiranda28
    @albamiranda28 8 років тому +431

    I bet he was thinking " I've never punched a fish before but you're pushin it buddy"

  • @charlieapples9373
    @charlieapples9373 3 роки тому +221

    As a Floridian, I have enormous love for this video, and would like to clarify a few things for maximum appreciation of this wonderful, angry man:
    • The big fish are Goliath Grouper, and they’re critically endangered. It’s against the law to hurt them, and in Florida you can even go to jail over it. They’re actually a beloved species.
    • Even if it was legal, you’re not going to kill a Goliath Grouper with a single speargun. You’d have to be the Annie Oakley of the seven seas to hit it exactly in its (very small) brain, and then you’d be tethered to a brain dead fish the size and weight of a SmartCar.
    • But it would be way worse to be dragged by a live one, which is what happens in the second and third clips. The grouper is pulling him down into that wreckage by the spear tether, and that would really fuck him and his equipment up. That’s Drown City USA down there. So he catches onto it and has to fight the grouper for the spear back, and the grouper is so strong that the cable (and/or barnacles) breaks his skin and he starts bleeding.
    • Goliath Grouper don’t play games, and they out to make humans critically endangered

    • @auto_5
      @auto_5 2 роки тому +1

      You kind of seem like an an over-expanlatory, over-emotional bitch. Lol.

    • @user-yi2uv2rb7o
      @user-yi2uv2rb7o Рік тому +6

      That paint a better picture and the experience in a way too so I have some understanding although I have not spear fished I’d like too now

    • @eageraurora879
      @eageraurora879 8 місяців тому

      No wonder why they're endangered, if they fucked with my fish I'd be angry enough to shoot it too 😂

  • @danielepiccirillo5676
    @danielepiccirillo5676 7 років тому +130

    Thats the definition of kill stealing

    • @jakecostello1369
      @jakecostello1369 5 років тому +2

      scuba diving while spearfishing is the definition of kill stealing

  • @inzane86
    @inzane86 8 років тому +967

    The bit where he scolds it...haha

    • @14daishawn
      @14daishawn 8 років тому +13

      lmfaoooo

    • @tony2es
      @tony2es 7 років тому +117

      "I see you! And you too!"

  • @MrDemonic
    @MrDemonic 8 років тому +294

    Oh Jesus, I love the "AARRRGHHHH" at 0:49 when he's being dragged.

    • @andrewthompson4228
      @andrewthompson4228 8 років тому +12

      +MrDemonic0904 I laughed so hard at that bit

    • @hangdog355
      @hangdog355 7 років тому +17

      [agitation intensifies]

    • @ryowhite3864
      @ryowhite3864 6 років тому +7

      I loved the scream at 0:47

    • @YVhere
      @YVhere 6 років тому +1

      MrDemonic0904 then the grrrr 😂😂😂

    • @fargutin
      @fargutin 6 років тому

      MrDemonic0904 f

  • @AslanW
    @AslanW 4 роки тому +26

    0:39 onwards is just pure chaos and I'm crying from laughing so hard at how much he rages

    • @grayshep
      @grayshep  4 роки тому +18

      Aslan I couldn’t help myself. It’s frustrating being bullied by a fish 😆. Nat Geo bought this clip from me and posted it on their page complete with the audio of me cussing like a sailor 🤭
      ua-cam.com/video/i6exEV_Qrs0/v-deo.html

    • @dezh6345
      @dezh6345 3 роки тому +1

      It's like watching Kratos fight a God 😂

  • @champlock2093
    @champlock2093 7 років тому +158

    It's like watching a loony toons short

  • @alexbukher
    @alexbukher 8 років тому +579

    I'm surprised the fish nearby didn't die of extreme salt from the speardiver lol

  • @Vegalith
    @Vegalith 7 років тому +532

    You can just feel the anger

  • @stoneblue1795
    @stoneblue1795 6 років тому +172

    It takes a professional to be able to swear with such clarity UNDER WATER. Hat's off, you did well. Why not just pursue the big ass Grouper thingy?

    • @MisterX867
      @MisterX867 5 років тому +63

      That fish is illegal to kill. It is critically endangered.

    • @felynecomrade
      @felynecomrade 5 років тому +78

      MisterX867 And it's fucking lucky it is. This guy was so angry he was gonna rip it in half with his bare hands

    • @tomaspabon2484
      @tomaspabon2484 2 роки тому +1

      Also if you spear one of those its most likely just going to drag you and you'll lose a spear

  • @paulfradk
    @paulfradk 7 років тому +49

    "There's always a bigger fish" - Qui-Gon Jinn

  • @TheMrJakum
    @TheMrJakum 8 років тому +296

    1:03 I SEE YOU !!
    YOU TOO !!
    hahahahahaha

  • @534wiseoldwolf
    @534wiseoldwolf 8 років тому +154

    I love how the water distorts what he is saying but you can clearly tell what it is. Gwwwd Dmbbtt!

  • @sugarskully2133
    @sugarskully2133 5 років тому +36

    This was hilarious! I loved him yelling at both of them at the end! When he pointed out the second one and said “YOU TOO” I died 🤣

  • @notamuffin
    @notamuffin 7 років тому +42

    *angry bubble noises*

  • @JstCallMeZo
    @JstCallMeZo 8 років тому +372

    @0:46 he got so mad that he was actually "seeing red" 😂😂😂

    • @Xylluk
      @Xylluk 6 років тому +11

      GAWD DAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYUUUMMM!!!

    • @felynecomrade
      @felynecomrade 5 років тому

      Pretty sure that was blood in the water

    • @CedarCritter
      @CedarCritter 4 роки тому +17

      @@felynecomrade Thanks for ruining the joke, captain obvious.

    • @felynecomrade
      @felynecomrade 4 роки тому

      @@CedarCritter You're being sarcastic because it's nonsensical to thank someone for ruining something, and my name isn t Captain Obvious.

    • @CedarCritter
      @CedarCritter 4 роки тому +4

      @@felynecomrade You don't know me. You don't know what I'm thinking.

  • @2mccue4u27
    @2mccue4u27 8 років тому +331

    The pure rage is amazing.

    • @t.y.8594
      @t.y.8594 2 роки тому

      hahaha yeah absolutely it is

  • @choconatic
    @choconatic 4 роки тому +9

    0:56 I swear on my life he just called that fish the n-word! LMAO

  • @griskosamohonka4486
    @griskosamohonka4486 5 років тому +38

    I can see the Goliath hoopers just saying:
    I bet you you won't steal that fish from that weird-looking predator.
    Hold my beer.

  • @ouroboris
    @ouroboris 8 років тому +129

    hah! That grouper is like "bitch, this is MY neighborhood!"

  • @Muddyspartan
    @Muddyspartan 8 років тому +65

    lmao!!!! the scolding! "I'm watching you!!!.... and you too!!!"

  • @NRGpony
    @NRGpony 5 років тому +45

    0:55 I think we all know what he called that fish.

  • @shattered831
    @shattered831 7 років тому +28

    Welcome to the ocean where you are no longer top of the food chain lol

    • @valorrepublic8059
      @valorrepublic8059 5 років тому +3

      He's still at top in this vid. They are like the smaller scavengers stealing.

  • @peytonwilliams5617
    @peytonwilliams5617 8 років тому +73

    0:47 he went super saiyan

    • @misterkaos.357
      @misterkaos.357 6 років тому

      When a goliath grouper steals your chicken mcnuggets

  • @ExperienceTheHunt
    @ExperienceTheHunt 8 років тому +86

    As a commercial diver, marine biologist and fellow spearfishermen I'm laughing my ass off. wow! Dude you were blessed to see so many Goliath Groupers what a epic problem...

  • @simonsarmiento96
    @simonsarmiento96 5 років тому +43

    the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again , and expecting a different result. He’s still down there shakin’ his fist blowing bubbles at groupers.

  • @Nick-mp1zh
    @Nick-mp1zh 7 років тому +17

    They seem kinda intelligent don't they? It's like they're waiting for you to spear one so they can grab it easily and steal it

    • @grayshep
      @grayshep  7 років тому +3

      Krono they're well trained 😜

    • @felynecomrade
      @felynecomrade 5 років тому +2

      Scavenging has been an effective tactic across the Animal Kingdom since predators first appeared

  • @michaelgavin1909
    @michaelgavin1909 8 років тому +182

    lmao that was pretty hilarious, saw the shark in the midst of the goliaths as well

  • @Zampther
    @Zampther 8 років тому +35

    He would make an excellent cartoon character.

  • @johnpurtill5984
    @johnpurtill5984 7 років тому +24

    This is hilarious the fish is stealing his shit and he is completing LOSING his shit xD

  • @Aragem
    @Aragem 2 роки тому +1

    At the end, "I see you!" "And you too!" cracks me up.

  • @Igor-bm3cy
    @Igor-bm3cy 8 років тому +8

    I like how the screen goes red at one point, indicating that the fisherman is taking damage.

  • @innocentbystander1993
    @innocentbystander1993 7 років тому +113

    [muffled shadow of the colossus music]

    • @viineyy6940
      @viineyy6940 7 років тому +1

      Innocent Bystander lmao

  • @MrMomoitin
    @MrMomoitin 7 років тому +31

    My mood at the office all week

  • @stefylau1199
    @stefylau1199 3 роки тому +2

    0:58 the angry fisherman bubbling raging yells ''GOD!!! DEEMWIIIT!!!!!!!''

  • @capsoutdoors
    @capsoutdoors 8 років тому +50

    I lost it at 0:50, you can just feel his frustration.

  • @roidroid
    @roidroid 7 років тому +177

    y u haev to be mad?
    is just gaem

    • @xxxxxx5868
      @xxxxxx5868 7 років тому +2

      roidroid Tell me you won't be mad if your fair catch keeps getting stolen from some big fish.

    • @Came42
      @Came42 7 років тому +8

      Why you heff* to be mad
      Is just game

    • @Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure
      @Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure 6 років тому

      Id change the rules and start spearing groupers

    • @sirsaltin3177
      @sirsaltin3177 6 років тому

      Zarya

    • @MyName_Jeff
      @MyName_Jeff 6 років тому +1

      SALTIN Bryz*

  • @whynottalklikeapirat
    @whynottalklikeapirat 3 роки тому +2

    Groupers: * exist in the sea *
    Diver: * completely loses it *

  • @210ANS
    @210ANS 6 років тому +5

    Goliath fish was like.. "fish the fishes that spearman spears"

  • @Hiperforteca
    @Hiperforteca 8 років тому +19

    0:46 It pleases Khorne

  • @nicholaspedroza9060
    @nicholaspedroza9060 7 років тому +20

    did he just call that grouper a "nigga" lmaoo

  • @wentaGT
    @wentaGT 6 років тому +1

    Dude! You're the greatest and funniest scuba diver fisherman guy ever!! I'd react the same exact way lol

  • @CoolsMcghee
    @CoolsMcghee 7 років тому +12

    This guy was having NONE of it hahah 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @davidstennett598
    @davidstennett598 8 років тому +12

    "you too" at the end -- lol! Shaming the fish ....

  • @CheckDare
    @CheckDare 8 років тому +21

    Temper, *temper* !

  • @Ianrain685
    @Ianrain685 4 дні тому

    Congratulations you have unlocked "naughty Goliath grouper"

  • @eggborg1225
    @eggborg1225 11 місяців тому +3

    If this man were any saltier, he would've turned the surrounding water into a brine pool

  • @SH4GN457Y
    @SH4GN457Y 8 років тому +16

    Rage Quit: Spearfishing with Michael Jones
    (with Gavin Free as a goliath grouper)

  • @stefaniesplace82
    @stefaniesplace82 8 років тому +11

    The pointing was the best

  • @YVhere
    @YVhere 6 років тому +2

    0:54 😂😂😂😂 that angry growl

  • @j.kelley1685
    @j.kelley1685 Рік тому +1

    I am so glad I randomly decided to UA-cam giant grouper this morning

  • @lazywizard840
    @lazywizard840 8 років тому +13

    hahahahaha so funny. "NWAAA. ..MOWER FUWER...NNMMM....GWET WOST!

  • @sindrebv
    @sindrebv 8 років тому +9

    This is officially my favorite youtube-video.

  • @TheOsmodius
    @TheOsmodius 6 років тому +1

    Coming from freshwater river areas my whole life, it's amazing for me to see all those giant fish just sitting there around you.

  • @ezydubzit
    @ezydubzit 2 роки тому +1

    this is the best underwater video ever

  • @iamRJANO
    @iamRJANO 8 років тому +6

    Lol that's pretty funny man, pointed at them like, "I'm watching you!" Haha too funny

    • @iamRJANO
      @iamRJANO 8 років тому

      Riki Ewart are you fucking kidding me, you think they were taking it to save it? People like you piss me off, it's the goddam life cycle, that's what happens, it's life!

    • @iamRJANO
      @iamRJANO 8 років тому +1

      Riki Ewart uh I am grown, as for you, think a little, yeah, people are taken from us, even close relatives, it's natural, shit happens in life, if things weren't meant to be, then they wouldn't happen. We have to eat, so do other animals, that's why we kill, we eat it, sell it, whatever, Shit happens. We get killed by age, even other people, other animals kill us, it's the goddam food chain. THINK

  • @robin3
    @robin3 8 років тому +12

    If only those things worked together more, they could achieve much more!

  • @lykos832f5
    @lykos832f5 5 років тому +1

    The noises he made make the video a thousand times better!

  • @dafrontyardigans9137
    @dafrontyardigans9137 6 років тому

    The pure rage from him made this video great

  • @moriel01
    @moriel01 3 роки тому +4

    *_0:56_**_ "Let Go! God! Jesus!"_*
    *_1:03_**_ "I see you! You too!"_*

  • @thebreadman1144
    @thebreadman1144 2 роки тому +4

    1:04
    *angry underwater noises*

  • @popcap---
    @popcap--- Рік тому +1

    That angry finger point is so good

  • @ugmodude
    @ugmodude 2 роки тому +1

    Haha.. you can tell how frustrating this was by the garbled Homer Simpson hollering going on😄

  • @okaylol8234
    @okaylol8234 7 років тому +3

    😂 This made my day, Thank you 👌🏻🙌🏻

  • @renevank
    @renevank 6 років тому +5

    0:44 goliath grouper inflicted 69 damage!

  • @brentforrest123
    @brentforrest123 Рік тому

    Love these videos

  • @joweydelanota7421
    @joweydelanota7421 2 роки тому +1

    Rumors has it that used to be a freshwater reef until this man swam in it🤣

  • @khettel671
    @khettel671 5 років тому +5

    :54 second in "did he call that fish the n word"

    • @jerjjpw1513
      @jerjjpw1513 4 роки тому

      khettel671 I think he said “back off” or “fuck off”

  • @tallkids-spencerhuyck179
    @tallkids-spencerhuyck179 3 роки тому +3

    0:46 *screams in water*

  • @acecolby5545
    @acecolby5545 10 місяців тому

    Damn, this video should have at least 30million views

  • @Finduskkk
    @Finduskkk 6 років тому

    I know it could have been dangerous.. but I'm in my office struggling to keep the laughs quite. The "AAAARRRGH" is hilarious!

  • @iratika
    @iratika 8 років тому +3

    awesome! ha i love all the yelling and shaming of fish :)

  • @mirsey93
    @mirsey93 8 років тому +3

    He was not happy that's for damn sure XD

  • @edloki3057
    @edloki3057 6 років тому

    I love how he carries on like a crotchety old man. Thanks for not hurting the Goliath Grouper.

  • @Jayess-c
    @Jayess-c Рік тому +2

    The grouper be like thanks for the free kills bro.

  • @m3rob7
    @m3rob7 7 років тому +8

    Lmao that was some funny shit.

  • @christiandj50
    @christiandj50 Рік тому +3

    0:49 *EEEERRRRRRRHM*

  • @R4MON
    @R4MON 6 років тому

    LOL... I can't stop laughing at the "you too" at the end!!! Comedy gold!

  • @Vexniz
    @Vexniz 5 років тому +2

    Legend has it sailors can still hear the air bubbles from his screams

  • @DATsun727
    @DATsun727 7 років тому +4

    THIS SHIT IS HILARIOUS HAHAHAH

  • @stiepanholkien605
    @stiepanholkien605 8 років тому +4

    Dopefish lives.

  • @user-yi2uv2rb7o
    @user-yi2uv2rb7o Рік тому +1

    This is one of the most pissed off spear divers if I ever did see lol

  • @masahikokimura5817
    @masahikokimura5817 2 роки тому +1

    Hahaha the rage made the video experience 10000x better

  • @heinrichvonkekelnazi393
    @heinrichvonkekelnazi393 7 років тому +3

    For such giant fish, Goliath Grouper are sneaky bastards.

  • @imhatepie
    @imhatepie 8 років тому +3

    Well they are called Jewfish.

  • @durragas4671
    @durragas4671 7 років тому

    This is the funniest video I've seen in a while

  • @xJimneyxCricketx
    @xJimneyxCricketx 6 років тому

    This vid is soooooo good!!!!

  • @jonpostigo4381
    @jonpostigo4381 8 років тому +36

    isn't it forbidden to underwater fish with tanks??? where is the fun of it???

    • @kevinmcgowan9250
      @kevinmcgowan9250 8 років тому +11

      +Jon Postigo The laws vary throughout the world.

    • @peterdelille5450
      @peterdelille5450 8 років тому

      At least no little fish have to die to provide bait !

    • @188ours
      @188ours 7 років тому +8

      He says this because in most place its forbiden to go spearfishing with tanks or any air assistance, you have to go freediving to get your fish wich add much more difficulties !

    • @johnmanion6991
      @johnmanion6991 6 років тому +1

      "Were we watching the same video?" I made an account just to say how amazing this comment was thank you

    • @bitzer8115
      @bitzer8115 6 років тому +3

      It might be fun to some.Same could be said about shooting fish in a barrel.which this is basically the equivalent of.

  • @chiccobeast
    @chiccobeast 8 років тому +8

    in Italy it's not legal to fish with scuba tanks , if coast guard find you they sequester all your equipment and speargun and you must pay a fine , a salty one. And i am agree , because it's not very sporty to have a similar advantage.

    • @neonneophyte3280
      @neonneophyte3280 8 років тому +5

      +il Principe dei Corvi Meanwhile fishing boats are hauling out tonnes indiscriminately. I have trouble believing laws about individuals using tanks has anything to do with protection of fish.

    • @Freezorgium
      @Freezorgium 8 років тому +1

      +neon neophyte agreed, a man with a spear is insignificant to the ecosystem no matter what the oxygen capacity on his tank is

    • @Commando-he5gu
      @Commando-he5gu 7 років тому +1

      I find it unethical for the grouper to steal all of his fish. The diver probably would have drowned or lost his speargun without his tanks.

    • @RikkiTikkiTavi290
      @RikkiTikkiTavi290 6 років тому

      Freezorg No. A spear fisherman with a tank can sit there as long as he likes and kill only the largest fish around, the same large fish that are hard to catch any other way and which also create the largest number of new fish during spawning.

  • @tomosan1967
    @tomosan1967 6 років тому

    One of the funniest vids I have seen in ages, Practically pissed my self-laughing.

  • @fmjacket4259
    @fmjacket4259 2 роки тому +2

    I think I know what he is saying
    0:09-GET AWAY
    0:22-HEY mine! My my fish give it back! No
    0:39- MINE MINE MINE HEY HEY!!!
    0:57- LET GO (inhales) GOT’EM