Why, because most of them are Freedivers that don't use scuba tanks and complain commenting "In my state Scuba tanks are illegal, scuba tanks makes everything easy or even say "Thats not a sport".
@@pajino7116 Back at 2013, Hawaii (Honolulu) banned scuba diving in the west because of exploit marine resources using scuba diving equipment. This was a long time ago though.
Dan you dropped down in the middle of a scamp meeting. If you had thirty minutes of bottom time you would have needed a crane to get them on the deck. Great video brother I enjoyed the heck out of it
@@anthonynewton289 you do like to argue. I don’t. Since we can’t meet face to face and discuss this the way grown men do this is done. Assuming you are a grown man
Where in the world can you spear fish with air tanks on. Its just a slaughter. It was banned 30yrs ago in Australia. Also Grouper are a protected species here because they are to easy to catch with a spear gun.
They’re 200+ feet down and commercial fishing, go ahead and try that free diving. They’re fishing for a living, not for sport. Australia is a communist country, their laws are awful. I’d rather burn alive than live in such a shit country, where you can have the police bash down your door for posting about a party during covid.
Worked in a Friends Shop in the 80's ...Ultimate Spearguns ..He had an over under "double barrel" and my favorite ...the "light gun" with a custom made light built in to the nose of the gun ..A magnetic switch just where your thumb could turn on the momentary switch...and rechargeable ..closest thing to a laser sight I ever saw ... He also had "bullpup" guns with the sears made way back allowing a 60 inch shaft gun to be much shorter ... We also made "disposable" powerheads by the 1000's .. Wish he hadn't gone out of business ... He is a genius ..
Beautiful video makes me want to and try my own hand at it. The vibes, wakes my instinct I wanna go, setup a playlist with *Metallica* One and *Delta Parole* Wasted and go off into my own world right this moment.
Time is money and money is pounds of fish. Just think of the tangled up mess you would have with a tethered spear. Of course stoning fish with head shots is the secret to success. Great video Dan!
Your taking it to a new level with spearing and filming. Thanks for allowing us to dive with you. Im a free diver and speared all over the wourld but you can out shoot me any day at any depth.... spay safe brother......... Live free or die
Not hard to out do someone spearing when you got an air tank on your back , my grandma could do that with a tank too, free dive and do it that’s a game changer
You get better with practice but most Free divers do not concentrate on killing the fish outright because of the line attached . Dan has to either kill the fish outright or damage it enough so that it will not get away with your spear . Having a line attached is troublesome when you are spearing around wreckage because of wires and doors that a fish can go thru , and you have to untangle that to get your spear free to get the fish .
"...Hey what's going on over there, ...don't know. Let's go check it out"! Nice eye-ball release at 8:10! If you ever need a chef on-board to keep you nourished, let me know!
Those scamps are BEAUTIFUL!!! I would have done the same exact thing. I need ALL those scamps. That first big gag you commented on, was he moving too fast and you figured you couldn't catch him?
lol i know the feeling bro.... they come up with a nice stringer full of fish like yeah theres more there man hit it.... but in the back of your head youre like yeah but they bagged all the good ones hahaha.... but ya never know til ya make the dive. turns out these are scamp infested waters lol good stuff as always man thanks for sharing
He also stayed in the one small spot , and when his Buddy ? came by you could see there were still a bunch of Scamp down there in that one small spot . Makes you wonder how many other places down there you could find concentrations of mostly not bothered fish .
Dan you always seem to have it going on. Nice haul!! I have to say too in other videos I definitely respect your commitment in finding fish you shot but got off somehow and just staying with it and finally finding them. Stay safe👍🏻👍🏻
Really enjoying the vids!! Any chance you could explain some of the gauge readings? I'm not a scuba diver but 199 seems to mean you're ready to get back in the boat. A little bit of text on the vids if you've got the time would really help people like me
That 199 you saw is how much time you could stay at that depth according to the computer , and the 199 is MAX . The lower left number on same screen is the depth you are at now . He keeps checking that number so he knows when to take his next decompression stop .
Love the old video. I'm just now starting to use a GoPro on my hunts and have not perfected the art of filming or editing. Wish I had video of my last dive a week ago when the bull shark ate 3 grouper and a fish ring in one gulp. I hope he choked on it 🤣
Hi Dan; Beautiful fish again, magnificent shots again. I feel as if you are rising in the current. Thank you. I have a question. Those pipes are stuck on very thin skewers.. Why were they thrown there?... Greetings to the team...........🍷👌🐟
Be awesome if you did dive breakdowns during the vid. Like depth an gas for the dive. When you switch to the pony bottle on the way up. How you use helium/oxygen. I never see Nitrox stickers on the tanks.
Is there a difference in market price between reds, blacks, gags and scamp? I can only sell lionfish but I'm curious on the economics of the decision to stay in the one spot on this dive.
I commercial fished for 30+ years. Traditional ly prices are low to high, red, gag, then scamp. Dan, I am 67 and have dove since I was 12. Your equipment and skills are impressive.
Completely agree. I work for an automotive OEM that prides itself on process Developement and Dan’s process optimization is exemplary. “Stringer Filler”!
That was kind of like a slot machine…Lol Really enjoyed the video! If you don’t mind, could you explain the commercial values of the fish you shoot. Which is most valuable and such? Thanks!
Since Dan is fishing under a Commercial License what he chooses to take is mostly determined by his supplier . HE takes Gags first because they will scoot off and leave quickly when the shooting starts . Many other types will stick around , and so he can get some of those if time still allows . The Gags pay around $5 - $6 a pound , and he can take as many as he can find because the Commercial guidelines are done on a total weight for the season . The AJ's are required to be at least 3 feet long to be legal for Commercial fishing , and so they are between 40 - 70 pounds each mostly ( he normally lets the bigger ones go for breeders ) and only sell for $1.50 a pound or so . The AJ's have a 1,000 pound limit for the trip on the water , and they try to get close to that 1,000 before they go back in .
Hello friend, very good fishing, excellent, I like them a lot and your videos are very good. Please could you tell me what make and model your rubber harpoon is, I really like that multi-arrow system you have. greetings and a big hug from Venezuela.
Awesome vid like usual Dan!!! You are truly a fish slayer bro!!! I’m glad you only have a LIMITED amount of oxygen or else you’d be able to wipe out a whole colony of fish. LOL. Be safe out there brother.
@@briananderson1141 Try free diving spearfishing, as all of us do. We care for the future, we don't wipe out all the fish in one dive so. We do sustainable hunting. Scuba gear during spearfishing doesn't conclude to anything sustainable.
@@Spyros_Mazarakis Who is "all of us"? Have you ever been on a dive with me spearfishing? Where did you get the data that SCUBA Spearfishers kill everything in sight? Do you realize that there are bag limits on sport fish for a reason? If those bag limits are met by every person with a license, the fish as a whole will still survive. Did you know that we humans are a part of the ecosystem. Does your country even have a wildlife conservation program? Here in the states, the hunting type are typically not savages as you have in some 3rd world countries. Get over yourself, you're not better than anyone and you have no idea what you're talking about. Have a wonderfully miserable remainder of your short life.
Dan McMahon ! I just can't help but respond to those haters... nothing but paperweights those ( probably the same folks behind lab-grown meat 😂 )...My hat is totally off to you and your crew ! You guys make a living in a way that any REAL man would would proud of !! I've busted my ass (in a different industry) all my life to earn my take. You guys risk your lives to put a meal in front of someone whose only real concern is how much to tip the waitstaff or if they're gonna get laid for buying their significant other an expensive meal. In my book, you and the guys you work with have balls of titanium ! Get a huge kick outta your vids !!! Be safe out there 👍
so many people on the boat and no one helping you get in the boat. Or at least watching. I know of a diver that was lost at the boat and died because no one was watching to ensure everyone was safely in the boat.
By my count....7 Scamp and a nice Gag.....It appeared to me that those Scamp had no clue as to the danger they were in.....It also looked to me like you didn't have to move 10 feet...I'd say you "waxed " them pretty thoroughly....I kept waiting for the Jewfish who never showed....Great precision shooting....Stay safe...WT
That was exciting!! Great hunt! I was wondering, why don't the Goliaths bother your kills after you stringer them? Or is it just that you stay close to keep them away? I still think about that time you lost that big AJ to a Goliath.
The Goliath groupers will take whatever they think they can get away with , and it takes a lot of food to keep one of them full . Most times he sees a Goliath it is just passing thru but he watches closely if they start to hang around .
This is the best spear-fisherman in the world no doubt about it! Wouldn’t be surprised if he was a military diver… never misses a shot, always comes up with at least 7 fish at crazy depths, and is super religious about his air times. Dan was definitely born to to do this and for anyone trying to be remotely close to this good has to follow the same steps and procedures he does as he sets the professional limitations that one could just never exceed. Sick videos Dan, love the set up on the gun super smart and efficient would be cool to dive down and watch personally but i could just keep watching it on the box while i eat dinner. My dad and I really wanna meet you in person just to meet the best. 🤙🏼
Shooting fish in a barrel or pipe in this case!😂 Great adventure to watch! Thanks Dan!
Can’t get enough of this stuff, great diving men.
Robin Hood of the Sea.
Great shots, awesome visibility on our perspective.
Another awesome video dan...couldnt wait to see pipes again
Damn it scamp is my favorite eating grouper. Them suckers were everywhere! Nice job 👏!
Great video Dan!!! You the man!!! Be safe God bless
I was waiting to see Mario or Luigi popping out of the pipes. 😂
Awesome job brother!! One hell of a workout
the more you shoot, the more they come out lol !
great dive
Bro! That’s a stringer 🤙🏽
Why the thumbs down ? This diver has always been a professional ... keep up the videos Dan and keep them coming.
Agreed😎🤘
Agree 👍👍 the best soo far
Why, because most of them are Freedivers that don't use scuba tanks and complain commenting "In my state Scuba tanks are illegal, scuba tanks makes everything easy or even say "Thats not a sport".
@@NaelRamos01 what state is that & Y is it illegal?
@@pajino7116 Back at 2013, Hawaii (Honolulu) banned scuba diving in the west because of exploit marine resources using scuba diving equipment. This was a long time ago though.
Dan you dropped down in the middle of a scamp meeting. If you had thirty minutes of bottom time you would have needed a crane to get them on the deck. Great video brother I enjoyed the heck out of it
Scamp just made the endangered list
If you think this is sport than your a bigger fw than Dan.
@@anthonynewton289 this is commercial not sport don’t mix the two up.
why create a fish habitat just to destroy the breeders? commercial or not.
@@anthonynewton289 you do like to argue. I don’t. Since we can’t meet face to face and discuss this the way grown men do this is done. Assuming you are a grown man
Where in the world can you spear fish with air tanks on. Its just a slaughter. It was banned 30yrs ago in Australia. Also Grouper are a protected species here because they are to easy to catch with a spear gun.
America. Few people spear here outside of the keys. Also in the gulf you have to go deep. Deeper = less pressure on the population from spears.
They’re 200+ feet down and commercial fishing, go ahead and try that free diving. They’re fishing for a living, not for sport. Australia is a communist country, their laws are awful. I’d rather burn alive than live in such a shit country, where you can have the police bash down your door for posting about a party during covid.
Thank you for allowing all of us to live vicariously through your videos when we can't make it offshore. Be well and God bless.
Worked in a Friends Shop in the 80's ...Ultimate Spearguns ..He had an over under "double barrel" and my favorite ...the "light gun" with a custom made light built in to the nose of the gun ..A magnetic switch just where your thumb could turn on the momentary switch...and rechargeable ..closest thing to a laser sight I ever saw ... He also had "bullpup" guns with the sears made way back allowing a 60 inch shaft gun to be much shorter ... We also made "disposable" powerheads by the 1000's .. Wish he hadn't gone out of business ... He is a genius ..
Beautiful video makes me want to and try my own hand at it. The vibes, wakes my instinct I wanna go, setup a playlist with *Metallica* One and *Delta Parole* Wasted and go off into my own world right this moment.
another sick vid, awesome man!
Heck of a stringer Dan. Great use of bottom time
Great Dive Dan. Thanks for sharing
Had me holding my breath on that shot!
Used to have a Pipes off the Waianae Coast of Oahu but the hurricanes took them away. Nice!
I hope soon i can received from you a diving equipment even old but good condition,.
Thanks bro, God bless you always
Like a video game! Thanks, Dan.
Shooting gallery with them Scamps. I could see some shafts and fish getting lost shooting big gags in that stuff. Nice job .👍
Your the man Dan ! What a lovely haul, just like at the shooting gallery . Great fun watching the video , Cheer's Dan.
Time is money and money is pounds of fish. Just think of the tangled up mess you would have with a tethered spear. Of course stoning fish with head shots is the secret to success. Great video Dan!
Your taking it to a new level with spearing and filming. Thanks for allowing us to dive with you. Im a free diver and speared all over the wourld but you can out shoot me any day at any depth....
spay safe brother.........
Live free or die
Not hard to out do someone spearing when you got an air tank on your back , my grandma could do that with a tank too, free dive and do it that’s a game changer
You get better with practice but most Free divers do not concentrate on killing the fish outright because of the line attached . Dan has to either kill the fish outright or damage it enough so that it will not get away with your spear . Having a line attached is troublesome when you are spearing around wreckage because of wires and doors that a fish can go thru , and you have to untangle that to get your spear free to get the fish .
Wow, what patience you have. I would have shot too early on the one scamp at 6:34. Good job!
Nice video Dan by the way,that little fish wasn't afraid of you 😂😂 sims he was saying ,bring it on
just finished watching from Phil. thank u.
Wow… going to town at pipes. Fun to watch Again
Great video!
like shooting fish in a barrel. A grouper is a grouper, they all weigh and they all pay! Looked like you were having fun.great dive and great video.
Mais uma vez, tirou onda!!! Sou seu fã!!!
Good catch dan you get some lovely once 👍🏿
I like your videos ,good catch
Hello Dan, I'm in the market for a new Speargun and was wondering what kind of gun you run in these awesome vids. Keep it up dude!
"...Hey what's going on over there, ...don't know. Let's go check it out"! Nice eye-ball release at 8:10! If you ever need a chef on-board to keep you nourished, let me know!
Keep your video coming bro…u r the best Of the best out there.🙏
Thank you HYC, glad you're enjoying the videos! Best, Dan
you nailed the hell out of those scamps no worries all need was a bit more time 👍🏿👊🏿
Those scamps are BEAUTIFUL!!! I would have done the same exact thing. I need ALL those scamps.
That first big gag you commented on, was he moving too fast and you figured you couldn't catch him?
Dan, you are the MAN!! Another classic video, great work!
That was sweet. Saw your boy move in and take your spot. We have a name for that on the east coast and it ain't teamwork... lmaoooo
Loved this one man! Thanks for showing all the fish at the end. You SLAYED!
love this guys vids
lol i know the feeling bro.... they come up with a nice stringer full of fish like yeah theres more there man hit it.... but in the back of your head youre like yeah but they bagged all the good ones hahaha.... but ya never know til ya make the dive. turns out these are scamp infested waters lol
good stuff as always man thanks for sharing
He also stayed in the one small spot , and when his Buddy ? came by you could see there were still a bunch of Scamp down there in that one small spot . Makes you wonder how many other places down there you could find concentrations of mostly not bothered fish .
Dan you always seem to have it going on. Nice haul!!
I have to say too in other videos I definitely respect your commitment in finding fish you shot but got off somehow and just staying with it and finally finding them. Stay safe👍🏻👍🏻
Really enjoying the vids!! Any chance you could explain some of the gauge readings? I'm not a scuba diver but 199 seems to mean you're ready to get back in the boat. A little bit of text on the vids if you've got the time would really help people like me
That 199 you saw is how much time you could stay at that depth according to the computer , and the 199 is MAX . The lower left number on same screen is the depth you are at now . He keeps checking that number so he knows when to take his next decompression stop .
@@daveobsoleteammo4547 thanks Dave much appreciated!
Wow nice video vlog.
More power to u.
Enjoy and be safe.
What pipe doing there, so many catches....nice dive again sir
Nice catch n also good show brother.
Dan…great video, question for you. What size hose are you using inside the powerheads?
He uses 1/4 inch air pump type hose . That inside .025 diameter is super close to the size of his 7.5 mm ( .027 ) shaft .
Great job
Always safe brother, and enjoy ❤
Nice vid. But i would love to know what the numbers mean on the Status 1. Would be much appreciate to know how long you have left or whatsoever... :)
So cool!
Nice fishing watching from philippines keefsafe
Love the old video. I'm just now starting to use a GoPro on my hunts and have not perfected the art of filming or editing. Wish I had video of my last dive a week ago when the bull shark ate 3 grouper and a fish ring in one gulp. I hope he choked on it 🤣
Nice video.....
Keep safe bro..wow amazing so many big fish..
Hi Dan; Beautiful fish again, magnificent shots again. I feel as if you are rising in the current. Thank you. I have a question. Those pipes are stuck on very thin skewers.. Why were they thrown there?... Greetings to the team...........🍷👌🐟
Watching Dan “the groupers nightmare” Macmahon is my deco.
Capt. Dan, way to smack’m and stack’m. Good Dive.
Be awesome if you did dive breakdowns during the vid. Like depth an gas for the dive. When you switch to the pony bottle on the way up. How you use helium/oxygen. I never see Nitrox stickers on the tanks.
Hey Dan, Layne here! Wish I could go with you guys lol! Been a while!
Dan,
Don't aim your spear to your friend while you pull your rubber.
I've trought it once and alhamdulillah Allah bessing me.
🙏
Is there a difference in market price between reds, blacks, gags and scamp? I can only sell lionfish but I'm curious on the economics of the decision to stay in the one spot on this dive.
I commercial fished for 30+ years. Traditional ly prices are low to high, red, gag, then scamp. Dan, I am 67 and have dove since I was 12. Your equipment and skills are impressive.
Completely agree. I work for an automotive OEM that prides itself on process Developement and Dan’s process optimization is exemplary. “Stringer Filler”!
Goood brooo
That was kind of like a slot machine…Lol
Really enjoyed the video!
If you don’t mind, could you explain the commercial values of the fish you shoot.
Which is most valuable and such? Thanks!
Since Dan is fishing under a Commercial License what he chooses to take is mostly determined by his supplier . HE takes Gags first because they will scoot off and leave quickly when the shooting starts . Many other types will stick around , and so he can get some of those if time still allows . The Gags pay around $5 - $6 a pound , and he can take as many as he can find because the Commercial guidelines are done on a total weight for the season . The AJ's are required to be at least 3 feet long to be legal for Commercial fishing , and so they are between 40 - 70 pounds each mostly ( he normally lets the bigger ones go for breeders ) and only sell for $1.50 a pound or so . The AJ's have a 1,000 pound limit for the trip on the water , and they try to get close to that 1,000 before they go back in .
Sauté scampi for everyone, nice stoning dan
Isn't it illegal to use scuba tanks when going underwater fishing?
It's regulated but legal in the US.
Waooo is Fery good.... 👍👍👍👍
Hello friend, very good fishing, excellent, I like them a lot and your videos are very good. Please could you tell me what make and model your rubber harpoon is, I really like that multi-arrow system you have. greetings and a big hug from Venezuela.
Amazing vidio fhising
Thanks Mas...glad you liked it! Best, Dan
Awesome vid like usual Dan!!! You are truly a fish slayer bro!!! I’m glad you only have a LIMITED amount of oxygen or else you’d be able to wipe out a whole colony of fish. LOL. Be safe out there brother.
Nice catch Dan…
Your the man Dan
excellent fishing Dan I congratulate you for all your videos and I watched them all 😁👍👍👍
I am a simple man. I see oxygen devices while spearfishing, I dislike
Yes you are simple, SCUBA tanks are filled with air during normal diving, O2 is DEADLY at 30+ feet!
You probably chase down animals you hunt on foot and beat them to death with rocks too. How dare people use the tools we've created to our advantage.
@@briananderson1141 Try free diving spearfishing, as all of us do. We care for the future, we don't wipe out all the fish in one dive so. We do sustainable hunting. Scuba gear during spearfishing doesn't conclude to anything sustainable.
@@Spyros_Mazarakis
Who is "all of us"?
Have you ever been on a dive with me spearfishing?
Where did you get the data that SCUBA Spearfishers kill everything in sight?
Do you realize that there are bag limits on sport fish for a reason?
If those bag limits are met by every person with a license, the fish as a whole will still survive.
Did you know that we humans are a part of the ecosystem.
Does your country even have a wildlife conservation program?
Here in the states, the hunting type are typically not savages as you have in some 3rd world countries.
Get over yourself, you're not better than anyone and you have no idea what you're talking about.
Have a wonderfully miserable remainder of your short life.
Dan McMahon ! I just can't help but respond to those haters... nothing but paperweights those ( probably the same folks behind lab-grown meat 😂 )...My hat is totally off to you and your crew ! You guys make a living in a way that any REAL man would would proud of !! I've busted my ass (in a different industry) all my life to earn my take. You guys risk your lives to put a meal in front of someone whose only real concern is how much to tip the waitstaff or if they're gonna get laid for buying their significant other an expensive meal. In my book, you and the guys you work with have balls of titanium ! Get a huge kick outta your vids !!! Be safe out there 👍
Good catch brother.
Thank you GG, glad you enjoyed the video! Best, Dan
Wow amazing 😲😲😲
Nice DOUBLE TAP 2 SHAFTS 2 SCAMP,. First and probably my last time I'll see that ever again.
so many people on the boat and no one helping you get in the boat. Or at least watching. I know of a diver that was lost at the boat and died because no one was watching to ensure everyone was safely in the boat.
Nice work .
Feel envy!
Nice!!!¡
what gun are your using? my koah battle axe is not even close to as quick as your free shaft shots
By my count....7 Scamp and a nice Gag.....It appeared to me that those Scamp had no clue as to the danger they were in.....It also looked to me like you didn't have to move 10 feet...I'd say you "waxed " them pretty thoroughly....I kept waiting for the Jewfish who never showed....Great precision shooting....Stay safe...WT
1 area amazing
how deep was that?
oxygen+spearfishing=prison
Maybe in your pond but not in lots of other places. Thanks for watching. Dan
That was exciting!! Great hunt!
I was wondering, why don't the Goliaths bother your kills after you stringer them? Or is it just that you stay close to keep them away?
I still think about that time you lost that big AJ to a Goliath.
The Goliath groupers will take whatever they think they can get away with , and it takes a lot of food to keep one of them full . Most times he sees a Goliath it is just passing thru but he watches closely if they start to hang around .
This is the best spear-fisherman in the world no doubt about it! Wouldn’t be surprised if he was a military diver… never misses a shot, always comes up with at least 7 fish at crazy depths, and is super religious about his air times. Dan was definitely born to to do this and for anyone trying to be remotely close to this good has to follow the same steps and procedures he does as he sets the professional limitations that one could just never exceed. Sick videos Dan, love the set up on the gun super smart and efficient would be cool to dive down and watch personally but i could just keep watching it on the box while i eat dinner. My dad and I really wanna meet you in person just to meet the best. 🤙🏼
What speargun are you using?
How meny spear with outrope you´ve been lost?
So cool
Vídeo show
in every video I always ask why there's no sharks around :))
Eroico pescare con le bombole......questa pesca va fatta solo in apnea!
Nice 👍👍