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@@jonnathanb118 Seriously ? Not all pollutants are solids for a start , and secondly, the authorities don't test water quality and then downgrade it's good quality on the assumption that the pollutants probably just moved further down the beach..
@@jonnathanb118 I mean you're kind of right especially with Florida having the Gulf Stream but most Floridians try to keep the waters clean. We love our beaches, wildlife and waters.
This is incredible. Coming from someone in the UK, it is amazing to see something that isn't a perch, bass, trout, puddle of oil, shopping cart, old boot.... what amazing wildlife. Still a massive nope fest from me. Ill just admire from afar 😂😅
Marine life is incredible in all senses. Anyone with a thick wallet and decent intelligence, I recommend investing in a reef aquarium. Endless joys will await you in that hobby. I’ve dedicated my life to it personally.
I am a scuba diver and I also use a GoPro underwater man and I highly recommend getting an underwater case for your camera. The quality of your footage will improve 1000x because if the water is in direct contact with the lens quality drops significantly and it loses focus slightly. The case provides an air pocket between the water and the lens which does the job. I was just diving and the footage was as clear as on the surface with the case. Although as a content creator myself I can see why you wouldn't do it because the blur & worse quality adds a more ominous effect
When looking for a beachfront hotel, I NEVER book one anywhere near a fishing pier for this very reason. Those piers are underwater feeding troughs for everything within a several mile radius.
'Okaloosa Island' is an area on 'Santa Rosa Island', Florida. An 875-acre parcel of Santa Rosa Island with 3 miles of Gulf frontage. ~ Amazing video - Thank You again! Great videos. I served in the US Army as an Officer and for a few years I flew helicopters in to various bases around Florida. Visited here a few times. Brings back memories! Well Done - Be Safe out there folks. ~ Peace & Health to Us All.
Santa Rosa Island is nearly 70 miles long and less than a mile wide. It runs west to east from Ft. Pickens/Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, “Okaloosa Island,” Destin with Gulf Islands National Seashore areas as well.
@@GregSB1 Yes and the video is about 'Okaloosa Island Pier'. I used to fly in to Pensacola NAS and run around all over the area: Pen, Pen Beach, Destin, Ft. Walton. Amazing place, beautiful. ~ Peace & Health
I’m not sure if you know, but on the chance that you don’t, there’s actually a number of piers who do! It’s been a while since I’ve watched so I don’t know which ones, but if you search on youtube you should find them! ❤
@@BotsWeekendCovers no problem! I just did a quick search myself to double check and “underwater peir cam” only pulled up a few for me. adding the word “live” or “livestream” pulls up a way more 👍
Beautiful natural footage of the ocean and it's inhabitants. I grew up around the ocean and it is an amazing adventure every day you get to see new things
Amazing to see such vibrant, abundant sea life under that pier. Some of those shots are really fantastic. I suspect those sharks kept coming in toward the camera because they could sense its electromagnetic field. Never would've guessed there were so many down there, much less tigers. Bulls, yes. But tigers? Awesome to see. Thanks for sharing this.
Seeing how many chunky tiger sharks live there it means the ecosystem on that peer is booming. Beautiful to see 😍 people usually complain when theres a lot of sharks somewhere but they fail to understand that it means the ecosystem is very healthy which isn’t as common as it used to be. I hope we keep it that way
I used to swim in the ocean a lot and would go out pretty far. The day a shark swam into me was the last day. Haven't been in the ocean since, lol. No idea what it was, however, it was a good 7-9 feet. Longer than I am tall and I am 6'4". I would swim under the pier too.... Just not worth the risk for me now that I have kids. Sharks are incredible creatures though. I would like to go scuba diving sometime. If I am down there myself and able to see I will be good. Now knowing is another thing though. Have no clue until it's right there.
@@Bastikovski99 I am assuming you are asking where I was when had my fun time with the shark. Popham Beach in Maine, There is an awesome Fort there as well. Apparently Great Whites have been spotted there since I stopped swimming, lmao. Definitely not going back. Not surprised though considering you would see Dolphins occasionally. Whatever it was it was not a White... I have no clue. There are quite a few species that come by here in Maine. Spend enough time in the water it's gonna happen. I also had several close encounters while swimming North Carolina beaches, Mostly near Morehead. While I was active duty at Cherry Point MCAS we went swimming every weekend. Kind of miss it, but only a little.
@@Bastikovski99 I think we have around 8 species here. Yeah too cold for a Tiger shark, however, I guess the Sand Tiger does come up this way. I was more worried about Tigers and Bullsharks while swimming in North Carolina/Florida. Now that I know Great whites love it up here I am quite hesitant... Not likely of course but those things can be absolute units and I am all set. Cheers
@@Shattered_Instance I think I’d worry the most about Bull Sharks. I know they say Great Whites kill the most, but Bull Sharks are probably the most aggressive. Plus, a Great White will bite you in half, but a Bull Shark will take a bunch of little bites. I used to live on Long Island before I moved upstate. I went fishing with my father and some of his coworkers one summer on a Montauk charter. We were supposed to go for Tuna, but the boat had some issue, so we ended up going on a shark boat instead. Long story short, we caught a 12’ Thresher Shark. Half of that length almost is tail. 318 lbs. We just missed the Monster Tournament. It would have won the exotic species category and we could have won a bunch of money. But either way, it tasted really good.
I could watch these GoPro pier drop videos all day... grew up fishing in PA, the species here aren't nearly as exciting as what can be found in FL. Great shots of the tiger sharks, too, gorgeous creatures. Thanks for another great video!
One of the best days I've ever had at these beaches was the day my husband and I swam and filmed swimming through thick schools of bait fish. In hindsight, probably not the best idea. I had no idea there were so many tiger sharks. Tiger sharks will eat anything and everything so I have no doubt, that bump, was exploratory to see if it was food! Just found your channel a couple of days ago. Love the Go Pro drops.
I have swam under the pier in Panama City Beach and kicked a shark by accident one time. It was chasing bait fish and I was scared! Now I am really thankful that I made it out alive.
I remember I used to go out deep into the ocean when I was younger to where I was floating a little with my feet off the ground. I had no idea sharks were even by me. I was so foolish. SMH. God really saved me. Whew.
given how abundant the buffet is at that table I'm sure the sharks don't need to go looking anywhere else for their food....those people are probably very safe. The fact the area has had zero fatal shark attacks, and only 3 or 4 attacks in general in its history probably proves that point :)
There was a study here just recently surveying great white sharks off the coast of California. They found that swimmers and surfers at California beaches were sharing the water with 6 - 10 foot great whites about 90% of the time, mostly without the swimmers/surfers ever knowing. The researchers observed the sharks occasionally following humans a little ways, but they didn't see aggressive or predatory behavior. It turns out that for the most part, sharks are mildly curious about us, and they'll come over to see what we're doing, but it's exceptionally rare for them to take much interest in us beyond that, and we really don't resemble food to them.
@@inefektalso makes a really good point here. If we aren't depleting their food sources, sharks and humans can generally share space without having dangerous interactions. Some of the best fishermen I've known throughout my life have also been the staunchest conservationists I've ever met. If the ocean feeds you, take care of it, and that'll make it a lot less likely to eat you, too.
Dude !!! that's awesome! I knew almost always "some small fish" were atracted ro the pier's pilings , but this is amazing!!! Love this video . Thanks for showing us what lurks below the surface in that pier .
Back in the 80's I spent many years night surfing below the Okaloosa Island pier. The lights from the pier lit up the ocean and incoming sets. One night I had a 6 foot hammerhead swim past my leg and I decided it was best to end that night of surfing.
It’s crazy to think how close we have been to sharks this size just off from the beach, without even knowing. We go to OKI every summer whilst in Destin, the gulf is such a beautiful place.
Excellent video Brant. I was out here a few weeks ago during that week-long storm. Very few were catching fish off the pier, lots of rain... so it is great to see this time it was busy. Wow, people don't realize how many sharks are near the water. Right where you recorded this, they had about 4 guys surfing there when I was there. We saw a few beautiful sea turtles there too.
Absolutely beautiful. Second night in a row Ive watched one of your videos. Gorgeous marine life and awesome videos. Lifetime SUB for sure. Cheers from Langley BC
Those Tiger sharks are a bit more than I’d want to deal with. I’m not sure how aggressive they are but they look big enough to take a chunk out of you.
Theyre actually NOT that aggressive. Millions of them swim past millions of people at beaches every year and dont do anything. Occasionally one will kill someone. Youre more likely to get killed by a dog than get killed by a tiger shark. The most aggressive shark - by far - is the bull shark. It will attack pretty much anything on sight and keep going. One killed 3 people on the same day back in 1916. But they generally inhabit estuaries and attacks by bull sharks are relatively rare because people who live around estuaries where you find bull sharks know not to go in the water.
Wow, this is amazing to watch. I love sharks because they are so magestic and beautiful. I have a pier 5 minutes from my house and this makes me want to go buy a gopro amd do this but I dont think our water would be clear enough. Thanks for sharing. This was pretty cool.
Its been 2 years since we fished off that pier and it was crazy that day with sharks everywhere. Now I know why we kept losing bait...the massive small fish eating it. Great video
Their skin isn’t reflective scales like most fish. The denticles that make up their skin create a non reflective, sandpaper-like “finish” to their skin. Good camouflage. Built for stealth.
Brant, I always look forward to your great videos, both the Go-Pro ones and the fishing ones. I grew up in PNS and now live in NYC (ugh!). Watching you live the dream life on the Emerald Coast is so much fun. Thanks for bringing joy to someone stuck in hell. 😂
LOVE the GoPro videos, Brant!!! Thanks so much...and what a huge variety!!! WOW!! There is one thing however, had BigFoot snorkelled by, then I would have deemed it 100% total delight! HA!!! ❤❤❤
I'm in Florida right now on vacation and I'm absolutely LOVING it, even though I'm fishing the Myakka and its canals and not getting much just seeing all the diversity in even the tributaries and such is a dream for me. Hope you could actually cover the Myakka in the future so I can get more knowledge on how to fish it but I have no clue the distance between where you are and North Port where I'm staying.
The Mayaka is hard to fish!!! Lol El Jobean is a good spot to start where it starts to flow into Charlotte harbor ... allot of water and hard to fish unless you spend the time
Definitely think that area is “Fishin Only” for me and I grew up with bull sharks down south. Tigers are super unpredictable, they are really fast to boot. Great video though, that’s got to be good fishing there. Have to go up there and try the area sometime and visit the new store.
1030 Miracle Strip PKWY SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 The Island Pier, formerly known as the Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier is located just steps away from the stunning sugar-white beaches and the vibrant green waters of the Emerald Coast. Stretching out 1,262 feet into the Gulf of Mexico, The Island Pier provides breath taking views of magnificent sunrises and sunsets. Be sure to have your cameras at the ready to capture spectacular images of a variety of marine life including dolphins, sea turtles, herons, and pelicans that inhabit the sea and sky around the Pier. And, of course, don't forget the excitement of watching The Island Anglers reel in their catch - from Black Fin Tuna to the Mighty King Mackerel.
Just make sure the banded rudderfish is 14”-22” long they have a slot limit. But they’re very good on the grill. I’ve caught them at that pier early in the morning. The bigger ones tend to run in around first light. Usually a small blue runner works really well. Also you might get into the northern mackerel at that time as well. Good eating as well.
I live in NYC and the rudders would sometimes show up during the fall snapper run -- incredible fighters would bust my 6lb test but got some up and the fillets were some of the best fish I've ever eaten
Always love your videos but really enjoy the GoPro drops. You made it cooler than everyone else. I don't know of anyone that knows the fishing world of salt water than you brother. I haven't got to talk to you for a while but would Love to hear from you. Hope everything is going well and happy for you guys with beach bum out doors. If you can find 5 or 10 minutes holler at me i have a couple questions about a couple different things. Just don't want to ask you on here it's business related. Any who hope the Mrs is well and hope you get to see this. Take care and love from the ole hillbilly Kenny, peace!
Awesome video. Those are perfect shark conditions. Murky water, almost no visibility. With Tigers around it’s so cool but dangerous at the same time lol.
@@sarahthebeach Yeah using a gopro with no case creates that effect. I was scuba diving recently in the Red Sea with 100ft visibility and had footage from gopro with and without an underwater case. The footage without the underwater case made it seem like there was very little visibility and had a similar out-of-focus effect. With the case on the other hand it was exactly like I saw things through my goggles with great clarity.
So cool to see. I was snorkeling just 30 yards off a beach in the turks one time and there was a massive reef shark hanging out behind me while everyone else was turned the other way looking at it so intensely. Turned around real quick wondering what people were looking at. Came right up to us, just curious I think. 😅
For your next video, bring a big screen TV with you and set up on the beach after getting this footage so everyone who is entering the water can see what's IN the water first 😂
My goodness! We vacation every year in that same area! El Matador Resort, which is about 2-1/2 miles West from that pier. I've fished that pier almost every year we go! Caught 2 big ole Remora's one year. What a beautiful sight to see! So much wildlife , and thriving! We swim those waters and have only seen a shark once in the 6 years we have gone. Lots of Dolphins and Sea Turtles. It is our favorite vacation Destin-ation. 🤭
WOW! The Sharks that size was amazing! Think you said they were Tiger Sharks! Did I see a Sand Shark? The marine life was the best you have go-pro to this point! Hope you a do more of these type videos! At least I know why having great catches is difficult!
By in my younger years I was a lifeguard just a few thousand yards from this pier. Thank you for the footage of this beautiful paradise and for confirming what I suspected - f'ing sharks everywhere!
@@mustluvkatina the last world record Tiger shark was caught in Australia in 2004. In 1964, the world record was caught off of the Cherry Grove Pier in SC. I have actually fished off of that pier.
There are swimmers in the water about 300 yards from that pier 13:20 This is exactly why I gave up going into the water at ocean shores long ago. Fun video, well done.
Great footage. We used to swim quite far past the piers along Mornington peninsula. One day we were about 600 metres off shore well past the pier, no-one else on the beach nor in the water (which was about four times our height in depth)... and the Shark Alarm went off. We have never swum so fast or hard in our lives (me, Dad and brother). I was shitting bricks the whole swim. None of us have ever been in water that far offshore nor that deep again. We found out later the lifeguards were all off duty as the beach was deserted but it just happened that one guy had stayed overnight in the crews lockers after a drinking sessiom the night before and happened to be there and sounded the alarm due to a sighting about fifty metres away from where we were (opposite side of the pier).
That's a wild story. I can't imagine the fear during that swim. When I was 13 my family went to San Francisco and swam in the ocean. Nobody else was going in the water, but we figured they were just lame. We saw several fins cresting the waves all around us and thought they were dolphins. On our way back to the car, we saw a sign that said not to swim due to recent shark sightings and that attacks had occurred in shallow water recently
@@jeepersmcgee3466 similar scenario then! Whats sometimes scarier is the memory of being out there and helpless and no knowing whats under you. It went from carefree to dark so quickly!
@@EarlyMist yup that's exactly the source of my thalassophobia. You don't know what's lurking just beyond your small field of view, and you're helpless against anything that decides you're food
@@jeepersmcgee3466 like a lot of people like yourself I have Thalassaphobia. And like yours its pretty clear where mine stems from. Its interesting that my dear departed Nanna had SEVERE Thalassaphobia, and she had never once stepped a single stride into the ocean past her ankles. I think the condition could come from a fear brought on by an intense physical experience, like ours, or a complete lack of experience, like my Nannas. She was afraid of the unkown and thus never stepped into it. I was relatively unaware and unafraid of the unkown, and became VERY aware of it and VERY afraid...but only AFTER stepping into the unkown and learning a healthy dose reality while in it, developing a very real fear and phobia in the process.
@@EarlyMist In Queensland, Australia, there are a lot of man made canals that open out into the sea. And if there isn't a netted enclosure to keep the sharks out, NO ONE would even put their feet in the water ankle deep in the canal. BIG Sharks have OFTEN surged right into a foot of water, or shallower, and snatched dogs and occasionally people. I was about 200 meters down the beach from a girl who stepped into water not even knee deep on her, to grab the bow of a boat, and she was INSTANTLY snatched off her feet and torn in half right there beside the boat, by half a dozen sharks. They recovered half of her body, and WHILE they were doing it, two REALLY big sharks were fighting over some part of her and spraying the people with foam.
@@jfloyo11 Hammerheads have no interest whatsoever in humans. They may be large sharks, but they’re probably the safest large shark that isn’t a filter feeder like a basking or whale shark to be in the water with. Compared to the others there have only ever been 16 recorded attacks by them in history. Compared to the close to the 300 something great white attacks, and the 200 something bull and 200 something tiger shark attacks over just the last year.
Amazing footage! It doesnt look like you are using a gopro waterproof case. Ive read many reviews saying although gopros are supposed to be waterproof, many fail and let in water. I use a waterproof case on mine and it works really well
That was fantastic! I can’t believe I just saw it! Get that sniff/snort out of there at around 3-4 minutes. Thanks for entertaining a 63 year old disabled fisherman! Vince
Some fantastic clips sir! I'm from Pensacola, living in SW VA now, and it's crazy having swam and body surfed those areas when I was a youngin, and never had an encounter with a shark. Not the with swamp kitties though.
Great video. I was expecting bull sharks around the pier in that part of Florida, not Tigers. Wow. Now I feel better about my decision to give up surfing.
It's great to see so many healthy schools of fish and sharks living in what looks like unpolluted clear waters. Long may that last.
@@milesjohnson5487 Ya, clear. Did I stutter 😒
welll its a pier and the ocean is full of moving water so... even if one did drop trash off the pier it would move.
@@jonnathanb118 Seriously ? Not all pollutants are solids for a start , and secondly, the authorities don't test water quality and then downgrade it's good quality on the assumption that the pollutants probably just moved further down the beach..
@@STHFGDBYShadap tree hugger. Ooooooo CleAn OcEAn. HOpE iT stAY tHaT wAy, eRerrrr.
@@jonnathanb118 I mean you're kind of right especially with Florida having the Gulf Stream but most Floridians try to keep the waters clean. We love our beaches, wildlife and waters.
This is incredible. Coming from someone in the UK, it is amazing to see something that isn't a perch, bass, trout, puddle of oil, shopping cart, old boot.... what amazing wildlife. Still a massive nope fest from me. Ill just admire from afar 😂😅
Dont forget the carp bream tench rudd pike zander cat fish ...
A shopping cart? How posh ! we only get trolleys!
Or raw sewage if you’re really lucky! ”Bangers and mash”.
Marine life is incredible in all senses. Anyone with a thick wallet and decent intelligence, I recommend investing in a reef aquarium. Endless joys will await you in that hobby. I’ve dedicated my life to it personally.
How about a three pound black ribbed knobler? Lister would be proud!
It never fails to amaze me at how many people I see at the beach swimming by piers.
I've snorkelled under piers a lot because that's where all the fish hang out 😂 Luckily the only shark I came face to face with was a reef shark
I noticed the little holes in the pier pillars. Have you ever seen anything darting in and out of there?
@@ruffianoo Ive seen the holes also but never seen anything or really thought about it. Now i do
@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist2There are infinite ways of reaching enlightenment not just through one thing stop contradicting your humanity.
@@VanLupenDitto.
I am a scuba diver and I also use a GoPro underwater man and I highly recommend getting an underwater case for your camera. The quality of your footage will improve 1000x because if the water is in direct contact with the lens quality drops significantly and it loses focus slightly. The case provides an air pocket between the water and the lens which does the job. I was just diving and the footage was as clear as on the surface with the case. Although as a content creator myself I can see why you wouldn't do it because the blur & worse quality adds a more ominous effect
What kind of go pro do you recommend?
How do you keep the camera from spinning?
@@reneebeacom308The Pro 2 3 1 5000 of course
@@trvman1 he has it on a rope so its gonna keep spinning
Note to self: Never, EVER swim at this pier.
Right on !!!
Nor wade out waist deep and fish. 😳
When looking for a beachfront hotel, I NEVER book one anywhere near a fishing pier for this very reason. Those piers are underwater feeding troughs for everything within a several mile radius.
I will be doing the same thing lol. Yikes!!! Scary
I am Florida's toughest swimmer I swam all the way around that peer Many times
These camera shots were absolutely spectacular. The bio mass of life under this pier is breathtaking. Awesome work.
'Okaloosa Island' is an area on 'Santa Rosa Island', Florida. An 875-acre parcel of Santa Rosa Island with 3 miles of Gulf frontage. ~ Amazing video - Thank You again! Great videos. I served in the US Army as an Officer and for a few years I flew helicopters in to various bases around Florida. Visited here a few times. Brings back memories! Well Done - Be Safe out there folks. ~ Peace & Health to Us All.
Thankyou I was trying to find a comment that explains where this is. Appreciate it!
Me too thanks a lot
Thank you for your service. I appreciate all of the sacrifices you and your family made to keep this country free. Thank you and God bless.
Santa Rosa Island is nearly 70 miles long and less than a mile wide. It runs west to east from Ft. Pickens/Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, “Okaloosa Island,” Destin with Gulf Islands National Seashore areas as well.
@@GregSB1 Yes and the video is about 'Okaloosa Island Pier'. I used to fly in to Pensacola NAS and run around all over the area: Pen, Pen Beach, Destin, Ft. Walton. Amazing place, beautiful. ~ Peace & Health
As someone who has jumped off of piers in my younger days... dang was I lucky!! Beautiful videos. Thank you.
What piers did you jump? I used to jump them all the time also
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@@rhuttrho88 I have 65 foot climbs on trees vertical to jumps in the Delaware. It’s on UA-cam somewhere deep
It’s a nurse shark lol
Same here! Commercial pier in Ft. Lauderdale! I was 12 and got in huge trouble!
These piers should post underwater cameras for our entertainment as well as income!!! Great video man!
I’m not sure if you know, but on the chance that you don’t, there’s actually a number of piers who do! It’s been a while since I’ve watched so I don’t know which ones, but if you search on youtube you should find them! ❤
@@caroliner.9388 Thank you 👍
@@BotsWeekendCovers no problem! I just did a quick search myself to double check and “underwater peir cam” only pulled up a few for me. adding the word “live” or “livestream” pulls up a way more 👍
@@caroliner.9388 That was awful nice of you, thank you :)
Born and raised here but even I am enjoying watching these underwater videos. Relaxing and amazing at the amount of sharks 🦈
Beautiful natural footage of the ocean and it's inhabitants. I grew up around the ocean and it is an amazing adventure every day you get to see new things
Amazing to see such vibrant, abundant sea life under that pier. Some of those shots are really fantastic. I suspect those sharks kept coming in toward the camera because they could sense its electromagnetic field. Never would've guessed there were so many down there, much less tigers. Bulls, yes. But tigers? Awesome to see. Thanks for sharing this.
Seeing how many chunky tiger sharks live there it means the ecosystem on that peer is booming. Beautiful to see 😍 people usually complain when theres a lot of sharks somewhere but they fail to understand that it means the ecosystem is very healthy which isn’t as common as it used to be. I hope we keep it that way
I used to swim in the ocean a lot and would go out pretty far. The day a shark swam into me was the last day. Haven't been in the ocean since, lol. No idea what it was, however, it was a good 7-9 feet. Longer than I am tall and I am 6'4". I would swim under the pier too.... Just not worth the risk for me now that I have kids. Sharks are incredible creatures though. I would like to go scuba diving sometime. If I am down there myself and able to see I will be good. Now knowing is another thing though. Have no clue until it's right there.
Where were you?
@@Bastikovski99 I am assuming you are asking where I was when had my fun time with the shark. Popham Beach in Maine, There is an awesome Fort there as well. Apparently Great Whites have been spotted there since I stopped swimming, lmao. Definitely not going back. Not surprised though considering you would see Dolphins occasionally. Whatever it was it was not a White... I have no clue. There are quite a few species that come by here in Maine.
Spend enough time in the water it's gonna happen. I also had several close encounters while swimming North Carolina beaches, Mostly near Morehead. While I was active duty at Cherry Point MCAS we went swimming every weekend. Kind of miss it, but only a little.
@@Shattered_Instance Yeah. I’ve only been to Maine once. All I know is it wasn’t a Tiger bc they prefer warm water.
@@Bastikovski99 I think we have around 8 species here. Yeah too cold for a Tiger shark, however, I guess the Sand Tiger does come up this way. I was more worried about Tigers and Bullsharks while swimming in North Carolina/Florida. Now that I know Great whites love it up here I am quite hesitant... Not likely of course but those things can be absolute units and I am all set.
Cheers
@@Shattered_Instance I think I’d worry the most about Bull Sharks. I know they say Great Whites kill the most, but Bull Sharks are probably the most aggressive. Plus, a Great White will bite you in half, but a Bull Shark will take a bunch of little bites.
I used to live on Long Island before I moved upstate. I went fishing with my father and some of his coworkers one summer on a Montauk charter. We were supposed to go for Tuna, but the boat had some issue, so we ended up going on a shark boat instead. Long story short, we caught a 12’ Thresher Shark. Half of that length almost is tail. 318 lbs. We just missed the Monster Tournament. It would have won the exotic species category and we could have won a bunch of money. But either way, it tasted really good.
I could watch these GoPro pier drop videos all day... grew up fishing in PA, the species here aren't nearly as exciting as what can be found in FL. Great shots of the tiger sharks, too, gorgeous creatures. Thanks for another great video!
I'm from pa myself
I've heard that sharks bump to check things out. I'm glad none of them thought your camera seemed worth a test bite. Great footage!!
it's amazing how good of shots you can get by just dangling a camera off a string. No fancy angles or techniques, just a camera on a string.
When there is beauty in every direction, you don't have to frame the shot! 😁
@cbpd89 that's a good way of putting it.
It’s surprisingly clearer than I had initially expected! Beautiful clear blue waters with white porcelain sand. A stunning video !
This is the panhandle/gulf side of Florida. It’s known for its crystal clear water and white sand! It’s beautiful
This beach is beautiful. We visit every year. Love this pier too. The emerald coast is gorgeous. Emerald, clear water and squeaky white sand❤
Banded rudder fish was very cool. Also, can't believe there were so many sharks! Great footage, stayed glued to the screen. Awesome footage.
Such beautiful beasts!! Love how they have groupies winning with them- awesome!!❤. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for that.. good to see just random everyday underwater scenes rather than designer stuff
Remind me to never jump off a fishing pier or any other ocean based structure ever again.
Count your blessings hehe.
One of the best days I've ever had at these beaches was the day my husband and I swam and filmed swimming through thick schools of bait fish. In hindsight, probably not the best idea. I had no idea there were so many tiger sharks. Tiger sharks will eat anything and everything so I have no doubt, that bump, was exploratory to see if it was food! Just found your channel a couple of days ago. Love the Go Pro drops.
I have swam under the pier in Panama City Beach and kicked a shark by accident one time. It was chasing bait fish and I was scared! Now I am really thankful that I made it out alive.
Yeah, probably not the best. Did you two have chum bathing suits?🤔
The amount of ppl swimming at the beach unaware of just how many tigers are nearby is scary 😮
I remember I used to go out deep into the ocean when I was younger to where I was floating a little with my feet off the ground. I had no idea sharks were even by me. I was so foolish. SMH. God really saved me. Whew.
@@GhettoMuva they say God saves fools and small children! It just wasn’t your time! 💕💕
given how abundant the buffet is at that table I'm sure the sharks don't need to go looking anywhere else for their food....those people are probably very safe. The fact the area has had zero fatal shark attacks, and only 3 or 4 attacks in general in its history probably proves that point :)
There was a study here just recently surveying great white sharks off the coast of California. They found that swimmers and surfers at California beaches were sharing the water with 6 - 10 foot great whites about 90% of the time, mostly without the swimmers/surfers ever knowing. The researchers observed the sharks occasionally following humans a little ways, but they didn't see aggressive or predatory behavior. It turns out that for the most part, sharks are mildly curious about us, and they'll come over to see what we're doing, but it's exceptionally rare for them to take much interest in us beyond that, and we really don't resemble food to them.
@@inefektalso makes a really good point here. If we aren't depleting their food sources, sharks and humans can generally share space without having dangerous interactions. Some of the best fishermen I've known throughout my life have also been the staunchest conservationists I've ever met. If the ocean feeds you, take care of it, and that'll make it a lot less likely to eat you, too.
I know surfers love surfing near piers. I guess it creates a better wave but seeing those tigers would make a person think twice. Thanks for sharing!
Dude !!! that's awesome! I knew almost always "some small fish" were atracted ro the pier's pilings , but this is amazing!!! Love this video . Thanks for showing us what lurks below the surface in that pier .
Love the GoPro drops! Soooo much life beneath the surface ! Amazing! ❤️
Back in the 80's I spent many years night surfing below the Okaloosa Island pier. The lights from the pier lit up the ocean and incoming sets. One night I had a 6 foot hammerhead swim past my leg and I decided it was best to end that night of surfing.
Me and an old friend were circled by a 16ft Great White near Santa Cruz in March of 2003. I was 19. Never really surfed after that.
It’s crazy to think how close we have been to sharks this size just off from the beach, without even knowing. We go to OKI every summer whilst in Destin, the gulf is such a beautiful place.
Excellent video Brant. I was out here a few weeks ago during that week-long storm. Very few were catching fish off the pier, lots of rain... so it is great to see this time it was busy. Wow, people don't realize how many sharks are near the water. Right where you recorded this, they had about 4 guys surfing there when I was there. We saw a few beautiful sea turtles there too.
Strange that nobody was catching anything while it was raining. 🤷♀️
No wonder there's so many tiger sharks, look at the endless food supply!👍🦈
Stunning! What a wonderful thing to see so many species thriving!
Absolutely beautiful. Second night in a row Ive watched one of your videos. Gorgeous marine life and awesome videos. Lifetime SUB for sure.
Cheers from Langley BC
This is what I’ll compare all other underwater GoPro videos to. Amazing
Those Tiger sharks are a bit more than I’d want to deal with. I’m not sure how aggressive they are but they look big enough to take a chunk out of you.
They can get spicy quick and they are fast
Very aggressive
Some of those tigers are for sure are 10+ feet and could be man-eaters
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i'm guessing you didn't hear about the Russian guy who was attacked and killed by a tiger shark in Egypt recently?
Theyre actually NOT that aggressive. Millions of them swim past millions of people at beaches every year and dont do anything. Occasionally one will kill someone. Youre more likely to get killed by a dog than get killed by a tiger shark.
The most aggressive shark - by far - is the bull shark. It will attack pretty much anything on sight and keep going. One killed 3 people on the same day back in 1916. But they generally inhabit estuaries and attacks by bull sharks are relatively rare because people who live around estuaries where you find bull sharks know not to go in the water.
I love watching your GoPro underwater videos. This one was amazing with all the different types of fish and the sharks! Oh my lord!
Cheers for sharing! It did my heart good to see a thriving marine community. 💖
Great videos man! We will be in town in a few weeks! We love going to that pier and see everyone fish and all the marine life.
Wow, this is amazing to watch. I love sharks because they are so magestic and beautiful. I have a pier 5 minutes from my house and this makes me want to go buy a gopro amd do this but I dont think our water would be clear enough. Thanks for sharing. This was pretty cool.
This is one of the most amazingly relaxing videos I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing!!
I know right and along with his voice. I almost was lulled asleep lol
Its been 2 years since we fished off that pier and it was crazy that day with sharks everywhere. Now I know why we kept losing bait...the massive small fish eating it. Great video
These are my 2 year old son’s favorite videos on UA-cam 👍🏻
Keep it up!
The one thing I don't get sick of is the abundance of different life on this earth. It just feels good.
matthewensign9683 How did all that life come about, Evolution or Creation?
@@jimwills2094lightning striking the ancient oceans causing element and protein to for creating the very first cells
How does it feel? Can you describe it ?
@@jimwills2094 Source of life = unknown
Evolution = how/why species' diversified
Creation = stupid nonsense
@@c.fyffe0😂😂😂😂😂sure pal
So relaxing to watch. Thank you
That is really neat to see, and I am very glad I’m seeing this AFTER getting back from vacation where I swam close to a similar pier.
Me too. Makes me kind of happy for the rip currents that kept us out of the deep water😂
I wonder how many drunk tourists have jumped in off the pier
I guess the punchline to that is, some, but none twice.
Think the question is, how many have come out that water intact.
Most likely a lot.
It’s crazy how camouflaged the tiger sharks are until they’re right in front of u😮
U can see fish clearly everywhere but the sharks disappear
Their skin isn’t reflective scales like most fish.
The denticles that make up their skin create a non reflective, sandpaper-like “finish” to their skin.
Good camouflage. Built for stealth.
Wow nice video. It’s amazing to see another view of this world. Thanks for posting!
Love the variety. Happy to watch from the couch. I will stay in my home and out of theirs 😬
Brant, I always look forward to your great videos, both the Go-Pro ones and the fishing ones. I grew up in PNS and now live in NYC (ugh!). Watching you live the dream life on the Emerald Coast is so much fun. Thanks for bringing joy to someone stuck in hell. 😂
Recently moved out of nyc. Sending you thoughts and prayers ✊
It’s insane how quickly those large sharks disappear!
LOVE the GoPro videos, Brant!!! Thanks so much...and what a huge variety!!! WOW!! There is one thing however, had BigFoot snorkelled by, then I would have deemed it 100% total delight! HA!!! ❤❤❤
Creepily,spookily,nightmarishly, Beautiful!! Lol Great footage!! Peace and much love to y'all all!! Be safe out there! 😁✌️❤️💯🙏
I'm in Florida right now on vacation and I'm absolutely LOVING it, even though I'm fishing the Myakka and its canals and not getting much just seeing all the diversity in even the tributaries and such is a dream for me. Hope you could actually cover the Myakka in the future so I can get more knowledge on how to fish it but I have no clue the distance between where you are and North Port where I'm staying.
Okaloosa Island is West of Destin in the panhandle.
The Mayaka is hard to fish!!! Lol El Jobean is a good spot to start where it starts to flow into Charlotte harbor ... allot of water and hard to fish unless you spend the time
Hey, a bad day fishing is way better than a good day at work. I've done exactly what you done today. It's fun to just hook something.
Amen to that.
There's a reason why people say not to swim near piers.
Perfect demonstration of that reason.
This was so awesome to watch. Thanks from Australia 🇦🇺🙋♀️👍✌⭐👏
Love the “drop downs” Brant.
Hope the store is doin well.
Definitely think that area is “Fishin Only” for me and I grew up with bull sharks down south. Tigers are super unpredictable, they are really fast to boot. Great video though, that’s got to be good fishing there. Have to go up there and try the area sometime and visit the new store.
Amazing work brother. I love to see these fishes at such incredible places
Love the Okaloosa area, and Fort Walton Beach! Great video❣️
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The Island Pier, formerly known as the Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier is located just steps away from the stunning sugar-white beaches and the vibrant green waters of the Emerald Coast.
Stretching out 1,262 feet into the Gulf of Mexico, The Island Pier provides breath taking views of magnificent sunrises and sunsets. Be sure to have your cameras at the ready to capture spectacular images of a variety of marine life including dolphins, sea turtles, herons, and pelicans that inhabit the sea and sky around the Pier. And, of course, don't forget the excitement of watching The Island Anglers reel in their catch - from Black Fin Tuna to the Mighty King Mackerel.
Just make sure the banded rudderfish is 14”-22” long they have a slot limit. But they’re very good on the grill. I’ve caught them at that pier early in the morning. The bigger ones tend to run in around first light. Usually a small blue runner works really well. Also you might get into the northern mackerel at that time as well. Good eating as well.
What go pro you using to be so waterproof??
I live in NYC and the rudders would sometimes show up during the fall snapper run -- incredible fighters would bust my 6lb test but got some up and the fillets were some of the best fish I've ever eaten
Always love your videos but really enjoy the GoPro drops. You made it cooler than everyone else. I don't know of anyone that knows the fishing world of salt water than you brother. I haven't got to talk to you for a while but would Love to hear from you. Hope everything is going well and happy for you guys with beach bum out doors. If you can find 5 or 10 minutes holler at me i have a couple questions about a couple different things. Just don't want to ask you on here it's business related. Any who hope the Mrs is well and hope you get to see this. Take care and love from the ole hillbilly Kenny, peace!
Awesome video. Those are perfect shark conditions. Murky water, almost no visibility. With Tigers around it’s so cool but dangerous at the same time lol.
The water is actually crystal clear 90 percent of the time.
@@sarahthebeach Yeah using a gopro with no case creates that effect. I was scuba diving recently in the Red Sea with 100ft visibility and had footage from gopro with and without an underwater case. The footage without the underwater case made it seem like there was very little visibility and had a similar out-of-focus effect. With the case on the other hand it was exactly like I saw things through my goggles with great clarity.
So fascinating!🧡🙏🏻 And beautiful !!!
So cool to see. I was snorkeling just 30 yards off a beach in the turks one time and there was a massive reef shark hanging out behind me while everyone else was turned the other way looking at it so intensely. Turned around real quick wondering what people were looking at. Came right up to us, just curious I think. 😅
For your next video, bring a big screen TV with you and set up on the beach after getting this footage so everyone who is entering the water can see what's IN the water first 😂
Nobody will see it , the "land sharks" would have stolen it by then...
😂😂😂
Wow I thoroughly enjoyed this video 🐠🐟🦈Thank you for sharing
Thought bull sharks were the only real threat there. Shocked to see so many tigers! Thanks for enlightening me!
@@slynn246 Okaloosa island near Destin, Florida.
It's heartening to see the amount and diversity of the fish species there. I had never seen remora lie on the bottom like that before.
Great video. Love seeing whats under the water around our piers on the gulf coast.
Is that Panama City?
My goodness! We vacation every year in that same area! El Matador Resort, which is about 2-1/2 miles West from that pier. I've fished that pier almost every year we go! Caught 2 big ole Remora's one year. What a beautiful sight to see! So much wildlife , and thriving! We swim those waters and have only seen a shark once in the 6 years we have gone. Lots of Dolphins and Sea Turtles. It is our favorite vacation Destin-ation. 🤭
Mind blowing... the variety... the sharks... so close to shore!!! I used to scuba dive and never saw anything like that!
WOW! The Sharks that size was amazing! Think you said they were Tiger Sharks! Did I see a Sand Shark? The marine life was the best you have go-pro to this point! Hope you a do more of these type videos! At least I know why having great catches is difficult!
I've heard that sharks knock to look at things. I'm happy not even one of them thought your camera appeared to merit a test nibble. Incredible film!!
By in my younger years I was a lifeguard just a few thousand yards from this pier. Thank you for the footage of this beautiful paradise and for confirming what I suspected - f'ing sharks everywhere!
Lol knew that OIP the second I saw the thumbnail. Been in AZ for 5 years but have years of memories from that pier, it’s so recognizable
Man I didn't know so many Tiger Sharks will be hanging around piers. How cool is that? Excellent video Brant.
I believe the world record tiger shark was caught from a peir
@@mustluvkatinawhen you considered their eating habit It make more sense
@@mustluvkatina the last world record Tiger shark was caught in Australia in 2004. In 1964, the world record was caught off of the Cherry Grove Pier in SC. I have actually fished off of that pier.
@@williambenner701how large was it?
@@drdj262618ft 8 inches and weighed 3,500 lbs. This was the 2004 shark.
anyone see the tiger shark shadow in the water moving at 10:55-11:08. im about 90% sure thats what that was.
Was going to mention that as well
There were some in the very beginning as well
There are swimmers in the water about 300 yards from that pier 13:20
This is exactly why I gave up going into the water at ocean shores long ago. Fun video, well done.
Absolutely gorgeous! Fish are so cute!❤️
Oh man this was an awesome video! That footage was so good you could send it to shark week! Again great video Brand!
Great footage. We used to swim quite far past the piers along Mornington peninsula. One day we were about 600 metres off shore well past the pier, no-one else on the beach nor in the water (which was about four times our height in depth)... and the Shark Alarm went off.
We have never swum so fast or hard in our lives (me, Dad and brother). I was shitting bricks the whole swim. None of us have ever been in water that far offshore nor that deep again.
We found out later the lifeguards were all off duty as the beach was deserted but it just happened that one guy had stayed overnight in the crews lockers after a drinking sessiom the night before and happened to be there and sounded the alarm due to a sighting about fifty metres away from where we were (opposite side of the pier).
That's a wild story. I can't imagine the fear during that swim.
When I was 13 my family went to San Francisco and swam in the ocean. Nobody else was going in the water, but we figured they were just lame. We saw several fins cresting the waves all around us and thought they were dolphins. On our way back to the car, we saw a sign that said not to swim due to recent shark sightings and that attacks had occurred in shallow water recently
@@jeepersmcgee3466 similar scenario then! Whats sometimes scarier is the memory of being out there and helpless and no knowing whats under you. It went from carefree to dark so quickly!
@@EarlyMist yup that's exactly the source of my thalassophobia. You don't know what's lurking just beyond your small field of view, and you're helpless against anything that decides you're food
@@jeepersmcgee3466 like a lot of people like yourself I have Thalassaphobia. And like yours its pretty clear where mine stems from.
Its interesting that my dear departed Nanna had SEVERE Thalassaphobia, and she had never once stepped a single stride into the ocean past her ankles.
I think the condition could come from a fear brought on by an intense physical experience, like ours, or a complete lack of experience, like my Nannas. She was afraid of the unkown and thus never stepped into it. I was relatively unaware and unafraid of the unkown, and became VERY aware of it and VERY afraid...but only AFTER stepping into the unkown and learning a healthy dose reality while in it, developing a very real fear and phobia in the process.
@@EarlyMist In Queensland, Australia, there are a lot of man made canals that open out into the sea. And if there isn't a netted enclosure to keep the sharks out, NO ONE would even put their feet in the water ankle deep in the canal. BIG Sharks have OFTEN surged right into a foot of water, or shallower, and snatched dogs and occasionally people. I was about 200 meters down the beach from a girl who stepped into water not even knee deep on her, to grab the bow of a boat, and she was INSTANTLY snatched off her feet and torn in half right there beside the boat, by half a dozen sharks. They recovered half of her body, and WHILE they were doing it, two REALLY big sharks were fighting over some part of her and spraying the people with foam.
After playing Dave: The Diver this is actually pretty cool, appreciate you sharing this 👍
This has got to be one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. So cool 😊
Awesome footage! Your lucky to have that marine life near you, unlucky if like myself you enjoy watersports 😂
This is so incredible but scary at the same time... Hats off to you man for literally pulling this off
Wow that is really cool to see that the water is so clean and the eco system is healthy so close to the shore. Great video!
And that is why i don't go in the water, I'm not about to be the bottom of the food chain. Amzing the size of those Tigers. Great vid!!
I love this channel, the go pro drop is amazing. I think that was a fin. You're right, it was a tail. Looks like the tiger shark tail.
Appreciate it
😮 I always thought that much fish activity can only be found further out to the sea. I also didn't think sharks go to places that shallow.
A lot of shark attacks happen in shallow water.
sharks almost beach themselves all the time in Florida...about a week ago some hammerhead sharks followed swimmers up to the shoreline
@@jfloyo11 The hammerheads were hunting for rays and did "NOT" follow swimmers! That was the beauty of the footage/coverage!
@@christinah.7477 lol it doesnt matter what they were following and you dont know what they were doing unless you speak shark.
@@jfloyo11
Hammerheads have no interest whatsoever in humans. They may be large sharks, but they’re probably the safest large shark that isn’t a filter feeder like a basking or whale shark to be in the water with. Compared to the others there have only ever been 16 recorded attacks by them in history. Compared to the close to the 300 something great white attacks, and the 200 something bull and 200 something tiger shark attacks over just the last year.
those tigers are gorgeous!! such beautiful markings 🩵🦈
This is pretty awesome! I could do this for hours.
Amazing footage! It doesnt look like you are using a gopro waterproof case. Ive read many reviews saying although gopros are supposed to be waterproof, many fail and let in water. I use a waterproof case on mine and it works really well
I now wanna buy a GoPro and do this at every fishing pier ever! 😅
That was fantastic! I can’t believe I just saw it! Get that sniff/snort out of there at around 3-4 minutes. Thanks for entertaining a 63 year old disabled fisherman! Vince
Man that sucks. Theres no way to even fish off the bank?
Some fantastic clips sir! I'm from Pensacola, living in SW VA now, and it's crazy having swam and body surfed those areas when I was a youngin, and never had an encounter with a shark. Not the with swamp kitties though.
That's a healthy nursery for offshore species. Great to see.
Great video. I was expecting bull sharks around the pier in that part of Florida, not Tigers. Wow. Now I feel better about my decision to give up surfing.
Bro how are you more comfortable with bulls? They will absolutely fuck you up too.
Bull shark have more fatal attacks than tiger though.
It makes me SO happy to see the health of the ecosystem down there 🙏💙
Best fishing pier anywhere! LOVE IT!