Kudos to you for NOT taking the shot on the big one. There are just a limited number of slow breeding halibuts in the sea, and there is at the moment a high pressure on the fish. It is of outmost importance to protect the big breeders. Unfortunantly there is a "big game" mentality strongly present among alot of sea anglers and spear fishers. I can absolutly understand the urge for catching the bigges of them all, but holding back is the responsible and most noble way to go. Preserve a healthy stock of fish, and you will be rewarded with nice eating size fish for your next trip to... :-)
I agree, but do question how many halibut they actually needed for themselves? Had they fished stand up rod & reel style, they could of released a few & only kept the largest.
Thanks for your comment. That free swimming one was truly a monster. The gopro really doesn't do it justice. It's hard to get a sense of scale but I have a feeling it was close to 100kg...
Not many divers and fishermen think about protecting the big breeders and taking the smaller fish. Worst of all, take only what you are going to eat. The endlessly providing ocean we once thought it was, no longer exists. It is time to start spreading the idea about the preservation of the big fish, and taking only medium to small ones, which of course are the best eating.
What a video. What a trip. Real touch of class letting that last giant halibut go, I think many others wouldn't. Shows real character. Keep up the good work.
That was a monster that you passed up and very worthy to let live. Conservation is the name of the game and many people would have probably just taken it. You guys had the trip of a lifetime and brought some of the best eating fish in the world home. Thanks for the epic video and chronicle. ❤
As a Florida man that loves to catch flounder, I'd love to catch halibut. But not with a spear because it's WAY too cold for me in that water. They're such interesting fish, jigging for them would be a good time to me. Thanks for showing us the hunt. And also thanks for not killing the big breeders. Small ones are probably much better to eat and the big ones need to make babies. I'm not into keeping huge fish, medium sized are much better.
Glad you had an epic trip the second time round, seems to be a rite of passage for the Arctic! A most enjoyable video, a great reminder that I need to get back to Norway next year.
8 years of spearfishing in the northern parts of norway and i have never seen a halibut swimming, that must have been quite the experience ! great video !
I did all summer runs for 5 years scouring different kinds of location until I got my first one. It’s about finding the right place. I was confined to doing it from the shore, so it was a bit of research but actually really worth in terms of looking for the right circumstances. Once you find that good spot for the right time of the year - there is a lot more of a guarantee. In my experience it’s been best last half of august, when the water clears a bit from dying seagrass and algae and on into september or november. But I’ve heard old fishermen say differently also, this is off the shore, it may be different further out but they seem to come into the shallows to rest in warmer water after feeding or soak up some vitamin D. I’ve killed 20+kg halibut in just 2-3 metres of sea water. In the old days people would spear them with a long weighted spear from a boat spotting them by looking into the water with a makeshift telescope. Anyway - part of the trick seems to be that you want a patch of good sandy, rocky, gravelly seabed with at least periodically strong current going through and it can be sorta shallow in the 1-20 metre range, and then if there is some nearby deep water that drops to like a couple hundred metres or more that’s a good combination. They can hunt, lounge, rest, move according to temperature and water quality, they can escape seals etc. The good thing about doing it from the shore is that not a lot of boat fishermen usually hang out there. A few locals may, but the tourists tend to overlook it.
Madagascar to the Arctic. Excellent work fella. Its a bit of a bucket-list plan for me to take my own boat from the UK to arctic to hunt for Halibut, so saving your vid for research.
Massively respect your decision to leave that big Halibut fella. Sometimes its just about the ride and not the destination, especially when you get vis and weather conditions like that. Fan of your work and love the vids.
Best video yet Joe. Well done for taking on the cold conditions for experiences of a lifetime. Fantastic decision on letting the big halibut go. Some of my best fishing experiences this year havent been taking huge fish to eat but taking the right sized table fish and putting some big ones back to keep breeding. Looking forward to more of your videos in 2024.
What a fab adventure with some truly spectacular drone footage too!! Amazing editing there captain very well done, one of your best videos yet dare I say!
This is the first one of your videos I've ever watched and it's a halibut video the first video I ever watched of Daniel was a halibut video. I have seen you before on Daniel's channel but a very well put together video and very good narration by you. I'd love to get one but F the cold lol
Hi joe, Great to meet you last year fishing on slapton. Something i forgot to ask, have you ever dived on the monument reef off the middle of slapton, start's around 170 yards out.
precioso vídeo y precioso ejemplo de pesca sostenible de autoconsumo, guarda esa imagen que en el próximo concurso "select and spear" seguro que se valora excelentemente, la pesca y el paiseje muy bonito para verlo comodamente en el sofá, pero muy duro soportar los -7º de temperatura exterior y los 7º del agua de mar, para un afincado canario como yo "misión imposible", para ti desde Inglaterra el contraste es algo menor. "Pescar lo suficiente" debería ser la imagen que debemos transmitir en estos tiempos que demandan más sostenibilidad, enhorabuena
¡Muchas gracias por su comentario! La pesca submarina en canarios parece un plan de futuro muy atractivo. Siempre he admirado tus videos y la misma forma de hacer las cosas: "Pescar lo suficiente"
I usually can only bring a single speargun but it’s a real good idea to always bring two for the bigger ones. Especially if you don’t get them in the heart region right away. Some of them pack quite a fight. A few can be more docile, but you never quite know if that’s gonna last, until you put it in a shot that will weaken it. Important to let time work for you with these, especially of you’ve only got that one gun. And just never skimp on gear with these, no small guns, no thin spearsk thin lines or worn lines you’re not entirely sure about and keep a properly sharp point. Really a slip tip seems to be the most economical solution, even if they can be a bit annoying because these fish can bend your spear completely out of shape - or hit you with it on approach. Also it seems they freak out less when they don’t feel the weight of a spear through them and when they don’t have that weight to work against, it’s harder for them to tear lose. I was sceptical about slip tips at first, but really it seems the best solution to me on the whole, at least for first shot. And when they’re in they stick. My buddy has killed a ton of these and he swears by slip tips. Only downside is you can’t control by grabbing the spear on both sides of the fish, but really I’d avoid having to if possible. We catch them off the shore, but it would also make it easier and less dangerous to haul on a boat that way. I’d never let it take of with my speargun on the line though. On a fixed line I shoot a size I can reasonably manage and still fight that way which is probably in the 20-30kg range. After that I’d go for a reel or set it up so the line detaches from the gun and just goes to the buoy. And I’d use a rubber coated line that offers some slack, it helps the fish relax when they don’t feel that hard counter-tug. But a reel is good for a big strong fish so you can work with it a bit and let it wear and bleed itself out without too much needless tug of war. In my experience they have some 3-4 good runs in them depending on size and how well you got them. Maybe more if it’s just a flesh wound and it’s still got all the fight in it.
Kudos to you for NOT taking the shot on the big one. There are just a limited number of slow breeding halibuts in the sea, and there is at the moment a high pressure on the fish. It is of outmost importance to protect the big breeders. Unfortunantly there is a "big game" mentality strongly present among alot of sea anglers and spear fishers. I can absolutly understand the urge for catching the bigges of them all, but holding back is the responsible and most noble way to go. Preserve a healthy stock of fish, and you will be rewarded with nice eating size fish for your next trip to... :-)
I agree, but do question how many halibut they actually needed for themselves? Had they fished stand up rod & reel style, they could of released a few & only kept the largest.
Thanks for your comment. That free swimming one was truly a monster. The gopro really doesn't do it justice. It's hard to get a sense of scale but I have a feeling it was close to 100kg...
@@JoePkSpearfishingDo you agree with the comment above? Killing Big breeders is just for show
On the other side of the debate is keeping one bigger fish so you don’t have to take more than one.
Not many divers and fishermen think about protecting the big breeders and taking the smaller fish. Worst of all, take only what you are going to eat. The endlessly providing ocean we once thought it was, no longer exists. It is time to start spreading the idea about the preservation of the big fish, and taking only medium to small ones, which of course are the best eating.
What a video. What a trip. Real touch of class letting that last giant halibut go, I think many others wouldn't. Shows real character. Keep up the good work.
That was a monster that you passed up and very worthy to let live. Conservation is the name of the game and many people would have probably just taken it. You guys had the trip of a lifetime and brought some of the best eating fish in the world home. Thanks for the epic video and chronicle. ❤
As a Florida man that loves to catch flounder, I'd love to catch halibut. But not with a spear because it's WAY too cold for me in that water. They're such interesting fish, jigging for them would be a good time to me. Thanks for showing us the hunt. And also thanks for not killing the big breeders. Small ones are probably much better to eat and the big ones need to make babies. I'm not into keeping huge fish, medium sized are much better.
Perhaps a trip to alaska? Think you've got some pretty amazing halibut to be had there.
Glad you had an epic trip the second time round, seems to be a rite of passage for the Arctic! A most enjoyable video, a great reminder that I need to get back to Norway next year.
Thanks again Mr Mann. If it wasn't for your coaching though in round 1 I'd have probably just caught a cold.
Yes Mr Pike you hero- missing old biology days at Churston.. glad to see you're bossing it on here!
I felt relief when you let it go. Such a wonderful sea creatures. Let them live.
Delicious fish. So good.
Amazing video Joe! This must have been indeed an adventure of a lifetime. Catching halibut in that scenery is something we spearos all dream about ❤
Well done Joe, bucket list for me.
Thanks!
8 years of spearfishing in the northern parts of norway and i have never seen a halibut swimming, that must have been quite the experience ! great video !
Yes it was incredible. I couldn't work out what it was at first!
I did all summer runs for 5 years scouring different kinds of location until I got my first one. It’s about finding the right place. I was confined to doing it from the shore, so it was a bit of research but actually really worth in terms of looking for the right circumstances. Once you find that good spot for the right time of the year - there is a lot more of a guarantee. In my experience it’s been best last half of august, when the water clears a bit from dying seagrass and algae and on into september or november. But I’ve heard old fishermen say differently also, this is off the shore, it may be different further out but they seem to come into the shallows to rest in warmer water after feeding or soak up some vitamin D. I’ve killed 20+kg halibut in just 2-3 metres of sea water. In the old days people would spear them with a long weighted spear from a boat spotting them by looking into the water with a makeshift telescope. Anyway - part of the trick seems to be that you want a patch of good sandy, rocky, gravelly seabed with at least periodically strong current going through and it can be sorta shallow in the 1-20 metre range, and then if there is some nearby deep water that drops to like a couple hundred metres or more that’s a good combination. They can hunt, lounge, rest, move according to temperature and water quality, they can escape seals etc. The good thing about doing it from the shore is that not a lot of boat fishermen usually hang out there. A few locals may, but the tourists tend to overlook it.
A superb adventure Joe, thanks for sharing
Thanks for your comment David 👍
Best thing Ive seen all year. Id be totally happy shooting big Plaice all day long. What a destination 👏 👌
Thanks so much so glad you enjoyed the vid! Haha! I left them be I can spear them ten minutes from my house 😀
Mad respect for not pulling the trigger on that Dozer Hallibut.
Halibut!!!😊❤ I see Daniel has been quite the influence! 😅love it! Excellent work señor!!!
Thanks for the video Joe!
beyond glad to see you still uploading Mr Pike!
Glad to see you still commenting Mr Robson!!!
Another super video . Excellent stuff . What a location .. 😁👍👌
Such an awesome adventure! Loved this video, definitely one of your best yet, so well produced! 👏🎬
So beautiful I enjoyed it🎉🎉
As always, amazing video! Thanks Joe!
Many thanks!
Great video Joe, thanks for sharing!
I have a few places on my bucket list...top is Japan, second is Antarctica, third is Norways arctic circle. Looks gorgeous. Wish i could live there!
Thank you for not shooting that last big one! Good on ya, and good fishing all of you!
Thanks!
Always a joy to see a new Joe PK upload. Amazing video.
Thanks so much for your comment!
Madagascar to the Arctic. Excellent work fella. Its a bit of a bucket-list plan for me to take my own boat from the UK to arctic to hunt for Halibut, so saving your vid for research.
Epic trip and spectacular fish. Very well produced video too. Malcolm R
Thanks so much Malcolm!
That the best fishing video l seen
Absolutely Amazing footage. Thank you. Plus the narration was clean and memorable !!
Many thanks, really pleased to hear you enjoyed my narration too!
Sick video. Definitely a bucketlist trip for me.
Thanks for your comment Joey! Make it happen!
Massively respect your decision to leave that big Halibut fella. Sometimes its just about the ride and not the destination, especially when you get vis and weather conditions like that. Fan of your work and love the vids.
It was hard to do when we were out there for halibut, but glad I did now. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Fantastic video. Halibut hunting is an highly addictive drug 😅😅 I’m glad I live in northern Norway
Lovely watch mate, looked so epic and beauties of fish for you all.
Thank you Mr Jamie X
Epic, fantastic show there guys. Thanks for sharing what I won’t ever participate in. Well done 👏 to you all.
Thanks for watching Andrew, glad you enjoyed the video.
Best video yet Joe. Well done for taking on the cold conditions for experiences of a lifetime. Fantastic decision on letting the big halibut go.
Some of my best fishing experiences this year havent been taking huge fish to eat but taking the right sized table fish and putting some big ones back to keep breeding.
Looking forward to more of your videos in 2024.
Glad you enjoyed it! Look forward to sharing more in 2024.
Brilliant video I seem to have lost you lately but amazing that I can watch you again
Thanks Thomas. I have plans to post a lot more in 2024 👌
Enjoyed immensely, well done on your halibut good sir. Greetings from Scotland
loved watching this ... ive been to north and south poles.... hats of to you gents
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
That one you let goooo... wowza it was a big ol one.
Yeah it would have been angry if I'd speared him for sure.
Fantastic video Joe. Thanks for that one. Great when a plan comes together like that and you score the conditions you've been praying for 🙏
Thanks! You're so right. There is so much that can potentially go wrong on a trip like this but everything seemed perfect 🙏
Amazing video. Hope you enjoy the meal!
Very nice Joe. That looked like an amazing experience all around.
It really was incredible! Thanks so much for your comment.
Great Video Cappo. Keep it up
Many thanks admiral!
Absolutely awesome. Dreams do come true , great video
Still can't believe they did!😍
Really nice video, my friend, and nice fishes! Keep doing it
Gui
Thank you very much Gui! Hope all is well
First time I’ve come across your Channel and I absolutely enjoyed every minutes of this video. I can’t wait to watch more
Thanks so much!
😮 just wow! Never seen anything like this. Incredible content. Such a cool video.
Thanks so much!
Very exciting, excellent video..just found your channel, thankyou for sharing
Spectacular! 👍
thanks 😍
Brilliant video and amazing adventure, well done Joe!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
amazing fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!cheers boys
Cheers to you!
Love Your Spearfishing Style Bud Too ''DEADLY''👍❤
haha thanks!
What a great video
Glad you think so!
Great video!!
What dreams are made off. Congrats !
Unreal trip that! Some amazing fish
It was unreal! Thanks 😀
What a fab adventure with some truly spectacular drone footage too!! Amazing editing there captain very well done, one of your best videos yet dare I say!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Spectacular trip!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
You guys are studs
This is such an amazing video
Cheers Mr Dunn!
Really cool... Cold😅😂😂😂😂😂 you tha beast guys
Love your vids they are always so chill!! Especially in the arctic 🥶😀
Haha! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Phenomenal. Excellent video. Definitely on my short list of must do! At least being from Wisconsin, the cold water is more often than not! Cheers
Congrats on the stunning halibut! Love the editing too, it feels like you upped the game on this one and it came out amazing
Many thanks! Yes I'm really happy with how this one came together.
Nice work boys! Greetings from your fellow spearfishing friend from off shore
Incredible video mate! Good on ya!
Thanks Russell 👍
Bellissima avventura, bravo Joe!
grazie mille Antonio!
In South America lives their cousins 😂, we call them “Lenguado”! Great video!! New follower from Perú!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
This is the first one of your videos I've ever watched and it's a halibut video the first video I ever watched of Daniel was a halibut video. I have seen you before on Daniel's channel but a very well put together video and very good narration by you. I'd love to get one but F the cold lol
That was a fantastic video! You've been living the dream lately! First Madagascar and now Norway!! Awesome mate!
Thanks! I definitely have been spoiled this year, but eating all the better for it!
@@JoePkSpearfishing I bet mate! Have you got any more trips planned or are you waiting for the weather to turn in the UK like the rest of us??😂
far out this is epic. awesome catch on those massive halibuts! i remember the 1st video i saw of u was spearing for big conger eels.
Woah that was a while ago! Thanks for still tuning in dude!
Great video and I echo the comments below about passing on the really large one. Nice to see conservation-minded spear fishers.
Thanks Matt, I just hate the idea of wasting fish.
You showed remarkable restraint, especially given that it was a split-second decision.
WOW amazing buddy
Perfect video, I hope someday I can arrange that kind of diving trip. Dive safe.
You should!
Дуже гарне відео! Дякую.
Cracking video mate, pure golden results, possibly one of the best fish to eat
Thanks so much and great to hear from you Mr Sinclair. I hope there will be more spearfishing stories next year 😊
I’ve had a very busy year and not got in with the camera much, plan to do a lot more recording next year, keep your videos like this coming
@@sinclairsspearfishingstori9310 This is fantastic news, look forward to seeing them
And Daniel wasn't there with you WTH lol. 😂 Great video
Watching from Arabian Sea, your content is super, subscribed
Awesome! Thank you so much for subscribing!
Mksh bos....
Mantap
Sekali
厉害👍🎉
Wonderful vid production Joe. Your harpooning adventure looked to be about as good as it could get🧜🏻♂️
Thanks so much mr wyness! I think the fishing gods were looking down on us with a smile this time 😀
I love how Carl jumped straight to the floor for scale 😂
Carl is a legend!
Good job
Fantastic video cpt, Very nice edit.
Could be one of the best.....
Thanks Mr Grigg!
Hi joe, Great to meet you last year fishing on slapton. Something i forgot to ask, have you ever dived on the monument reef off the middle of slapton, start's around 170 yards out.
Joe... love your videos since a very long time!!! 😊😊🏳️🌈 Great!!! Greetings from germany.
Thats a Huge Halibut😮😮🤙🤙
precioso vídeo y precioso ejemplo de pesca sostenible de autoconsumo, guarda esa imagen que en el próximo concurso "select and spear" seguro que se valora excelentemente, la pesca y el paiseje muy bonito para verlo comodamente en el sofá, pero muy duro soportar los -7º de temperatura exterior y los 7º del agua de mar, para un afincado canario como yo "misión imposible", para ti desde Inglaterra el contraste es algo menor. "Pescar lo suficiente" debería ser la imagen que debemos transmitir en estos tiempos que demandan más sostenibilidad, enhorabuena
¡Muchas gracias por su comentario! La pesca submarina en canarios parece un plan de futuro muy atractivo. Siempre he admirado tus videos y la misma forma de hacer las cosas: "Pescar lo suficiente"
@@JoePkSpearfishing muy agradecido y si Canarias es un excelente retiro, nunca falta el pescado en el plato
Now this is something different than the dives here in the south pacific, we couldn't dive in that cold
I recon a good photo of the Camo pattern of that last one for a wetsuit would work wonders any where in the world!!!!!!!
Awesome adventure 🥰🤗👋😘👍🐟🐠🎣
Thanks 😍👍
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Super 😊
So fn awesome
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Amazing...👍
Thanks a lot 😊
Great video !
Thanks 👍
Awesome, nothing else needs to be said!!
😍Thanks
Amazing trip. Its on my bucket list to fish in Norway, maybe shore fishing though, as my spearfishing got along way to come
Thanks! You should go for it! Beautiful place.
Great video!👍🏻
Thanks 😀
EPIC!
I usually can only bring a single speargun but it’s a real good idea to always bring two for the bigger ones. Especially if you don’t get them in the heart region right away. Some of them pack quite a fight. A few can be more docile, but you never quite know if that’s gonna last, until you put it in a shot that will weaken it. Important to let time work for you with these, especially of you’ve only got that one gun.
And just never skimp on gear with these, no small guns, no thin spearsk thin lines or worn lines you’re not entirely sure about and keep a properly sharp point. Really a slip tip seems to be the most economical solution, even if they can be a bit annoying because these fish can bend your spear completely out of shape - or hit you with it on approach. Also it seems they freak out less when they don’t feel the weight of a spear through them and when they don’t have that weight to work against, it’s harder for them to tear lose. I was sceptical about slip tips at first, but really it seems the best solution to me on the whole, at least for first shot. And when they’re in they stick.
My buddy has killed a ton of these and he swears by slip tips. Only downside is you can’t control by grabbing the spear on both sides of the fish, but really I’d avoid having to if possible. We catch them off the shore, but it would also make it easier and less dangerous to haul on a boat that way.
I’d never let it take of with my speargun on the line though. On a fixed line I shoot a size I can reasonably manage and still fight that way which is probably in the 20-30kg range. After that I’d go for a reel or set it up so the line detaches from the gun and just goes to the buoy. And I’d use a rubber coated line that offers some slack, it helps the fish relax when they don’t feel that hard counter-tug.
But a reel is good for a big strong fish so you can work with it a bit and let it wear and bleed itself out without too much needless tug of war. In my experience they have some 3-4 good runs in them depending on size and how well you got them. Maybe more if it’s just a flesh wound and it’s still got all the fight in it.