HOW TO FREEDIVE-SPEARFISH CA: New Series - Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- This is the first in my new series aimed at introducing you to undersea hunting ranging from far Northern California to far Southern CA! I aim to cover everything from gear rentals, gear to buy, gear to avoid, improving breath hold, avoiding shallow water blackout, hunting techniques for various fish species, scallops, lobster (and of course a catch & cook each episode). I hope you enjoy the content!
My brother and I signed up for Kevin's intro spearfishing class and went out this morning. It was a great time, Kevin is a very helpful instructor and put us on fish 3 minutes after giving diving instruction. He relays all the info you will need when you sign up for the class and gives regular updates.
Anyone looking to get into the sport Catch And Cook California is the place to learn!
Thank you for the kind words Kyle! I hope to get you back out there again soon!
I just wanted to say thank you very much for being ethical and humanly dispatching your catch! This is a rare trait in people today and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that you care!
I figure making it quick is the least that I can do since when a fish gives its life it is to sustain my own.
I had to reupload the vid as the background music was too loud. Hopefully this version is better! Cheers!
alright so now throw us another vid! if the vis works out... hurricane kinda messed up weather down here, I don't know how you guys do it. it ACTUALLY RAINED a tiny bit in santa barbara. can you believe that????Q?Q?Q? talk about any custom wetsuit people you know that are local cali please.
@@willisgemutlich2608 The Freedive Shop in Sacramento can help with wetsuits in CA. I can ask them if they have recommendations for shops down south. I am not sure of anyone doing custom in CA, just elios sub USA (which I wear) that does custom suits in the USA.
Thanks I'll check them out. Wetsuit is super priority then life jacket with plenty of pockets for fishing gear ;>)
What would be the best way to ask you a question directly in private? I have a concern I wish to talk about if possible.
@@mingrui1862 catchncookca@gmail is my contact.
The man behind the great men of UA-cam west coast sea life. Take your time my son, in due time you will be understood and appreciated properly.
@text-361 you are being reported for being a scammer. Have a nice life
Wakame seaweed really is the best when foraging
Best teacher out there! I took one of his classes and found it to be very helpful.
I recently had my first spearfishing experience on Maui with a native guide and it was sincerely one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I've wanted to try it here in SoCal but just have no clue where to start. Im looking forward to this series and hopefully ill be joining the ranks with y'all pretty soon 🤙
Niko, that is awesome to hear! Ut truly is "a whole other world" as my best friend Alex always says! I will be guiding in So Cal soon. If you want on my foraging/outing email list you can get in touch with me at catchncookca@gmail - Cheers!
Dang Dr. Kevin!
I’ve always enjoyed your episodes, but it’s looking like an evening of binge watching your content!
No Joke!
Thank you!
Thanks Sean! Hope we can get out one of these days soon!
dude .... just watched this a the first one of your vids... this is sick!!
Thanks!
Great video! thanks
Yes! thank you so much for the series, can't wait for more vids. I go to my uncles vacation house in Mexico and try to shore spear dive. I've purchased some basic gear. It's scary going down there alone with zero knowledge (my uncle is up in a kayak watching), but it's still very scary with low vis and little to no knowledge of what I'm doing. I brought my gear back to Southern California hoping I could use it more often, but the opposite has happened since then and I go much less since I not only have to worry about the ocean, but all the different US/CA regulations (Mexico is pretty much fair game with the exception of you'll piss off the locals if they see you pulling up lobsters).
Right on! I will be guiding in So Cal soon as well if you are interested. Yeah, to my understanding only Mexican citizens can take any aquatic invertebrates in Mexico and US citizens can only take finfish down there. At least the last time I spearfished south of the boarder some 10 years ago SCUBA spearfishing was illegal and spearos could only freedive. I thought that was an interesting regulation (which of course did not affect me as a freediver). Thanks for watching!
Awesome and very informative video. Thank you for putting this together. Born and raised in Southern California and now I want to start getting into spear fishing.
Right on! If you need a guide my website is catchncookcalifornia.com
Great video. Perfect combination of all the aspects of spearfishing
Thank you!
Thanks so much for the video! I just tried spearfishing and fell in love. Your video helped me a lot
Happy to hear that!
Great video t tips thanks man
Awesome vid!
go ahead and eat it.
don’t smack. It was pretty good. Clear , concise informative. thanks buddy!
Thank you catch n cook California I was hoping for more spearfishing/ free diving . I'm very grateful for this series and look forward for more parts.
That is great to hear!
AWESOM VIDEO DR KEVIN. 👍👍UP.. N ONE TOE .. BLESINGS 🙏
Thank you!! Been slowly inching my way to these activities. So glad I came across your channel. I'm also in California! Might take up your offer and hit you up.
Jose, Right on! Undersea hunting changes your entire perspective on the ocean and will absolutely influence the way that you fish from shore as well. There is something very special and informative about seeing the undersea environment as an active participant in that food chain and ecosystem. If you do decide to learn to spearfish, just let me know and I would be more than happy to show you the ropes!
Dude super informative video-this really helps out!
your tips and knowledge are very appreciated
Thank you! Glad it helps!
Great content🤙🏼
💛...deja vu?...
Next episode: Spearseagulling on Catch Pluck N Cook.
That bird had it coming!
Thanks for doing this, I been trying to get into freediving and spear fishing. I only done snorkeling.
thanks for this great video!! New follower from Perú!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thanks so much for watching and for the feedback!
@@catchncookcalifornia1574 I’ll wait for you in Perú to prepare a delicious peruvian ceviche (and for some spearfishing off course!!)🫡
Just found your channel. Love it.
Thank you! Glad you found me!
Awesome! I have that app also for those swells, current and all. It's a cool app.
Im in Berkeley, definitely would love to join!
Awesome! The easiest way is to look me up at catchncookcalifornia.com and get on my email list. Thanks for watching!
Love the videos man! Learning a lot.
Thanks man!
Thank you!
man that was amazing
All good didn't even notice lol
Heck, let me tag along lol😅
Hey Kevin, 55 and feeling alive it’s never too late to start anything. This is truly one of the best vids out there and just subscribed looking forward to your content.I will contact you via E mail im in the Ventura area so would be rad if your near the area to connect up. Much love. Gotta get my free dive class on from Blue Tuna here local then it’s on…Thank ya, Ronnie Sherpa…Hope to connect and glad your out there…
Ronnie, that is great to hear! 55 year young sounds like a great time to learn to spearfish! I have not been to Blue Tuna yet but one of my buddies goes there regularly and recommends the shop. I will have to stop in and check it out as well. I am based in the SF Bay Area but I do make frequent trips to Monterey and some to SoCal to guide spearfishing (intro and Intro-Intermediate). I hope I can get you out soon! If you would like to be added to my email list so that you know what I am guiding and where/when, please email me at catchncookca@gmail.
@@catchncookcalifornia1574 Yea man and getting younger just starting to feel prime…Emailed ya .And will link up on the asap. Looking forward to meeting and checking out your content…See ya out there Kevin…Thank You.
Love your content!
Thanks!
Made me remember wakamezake.
Good stuff kev.
Thanks bro!
might be my favorite so far. please in the next ones teach people how to snap kelp in case you lose your knife or just can't get to it. it could save lives. excited to sea the custom wetsuit comments, because I'm in the market for something that lets me MOVE but still keeps me warm. I've got 2 guns, but I've never used them, only hawaiin slings. I prefer the 3 prong that's barbed and the arms are bent. can't seem to find one recently though... any tips on tips would be noice too. where to get em that is. Love your mushie stuff. Keep it up, you're doing GREAT. I got you from taku.
Thanks! Do you mean a barbed rake-style tip? Also, I am not sure I know what kelp snapping trick you are referring to.
@@catchncookcalifornia1574 ok when you get caught/tangled in the big stuff 1 don't panic keep focus on breath holding 2 you just bend it and pinch it and it snaps. no knife necessary. no I'm talking about a 3 prong that's bent differently I can't find one... got one recently and it was tiny. I de-fin-ately recommend barbs for a beginner, I've watched so many mutilated fish escape and go die slow painful deaths. if you're gonna kill something, do it because you're going to eat it! same goes with mushrooms. I've seen plenty of people disrespectfully rip them up, check them out, throw them down. It's good to sea you're not on that page and you're spreading knowledge like mycelium. Someday it will grow exponentially and you'll be right up there. Taku is coming back, link up with him again before the water gets chilly up there! Or go shrooming now that it's raining again...
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Way cool video
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the Intro to Spearfishing CA series. It has been quite fun to film and I will continue filming it when dive conditions improve in the Spring.
@@catchncookcalifornia1574 I do a lot of snorkeling down in the warm waters of baja Mexico, never speared fish yet but definitely looks fun.
This is an amazing video! Thank you so much. What other considerations are there for ensuring diving on a clearer day. I dive in socal and I'm constantly diving in muddy murky water even when I check the surf forecast.
Try to dive near the high tide as it brings in new clean water and try to chose days with low wind and low swell. Days where it has been low swell for multiple days in a row will also help to settle out the water and improve visibility.
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Impossible how I didn't know this content was here all this time
Glad you finally found me :)
@@catchncookcalifornia1574 Yeah! Glad too!
What is the reason behind drying the sea weed? All that sea food looks delicious. I’ve been binge watching your videos. I found you channel by watching Taku and a video he collaborated with you on.
Honestly, I am not sure if it changes the texture (might have to do a video in that) but it seems that all commercially harvested seaweeds are dried and later rehydrated for use so that is what I have always done. Glad you found my channel!
I guess the seagull wins in the end 😂
Do you know what camo colour and model of elios sub suit you got? Does the custom suit fit true to size, did have to add length on the next suit you bought? Any extras you add on the suit when ordering? Thanks
Sorry for the delayed reply! Hydrorepellent green camo outer, open cell inner 7mm thick with high waste. It is custom so it required no modifications at all! You can also look up elios USA, the website has an option for the "Nam Liong Green" which looks like my suit. All of their wetsuits are incredible though! I have nothing but good things to say about them!
Can you make seamoss from those seaweed?
I swear i was just starting to research spearfishing a day or two ago and i saw you posted this video. i also live in California so this is perfect! Do you use any weights when diving, and how do you keep your boogieboard from floating away? Thanks.
Right on! Yes, the weight belt balances the buoyancy of the wetsuit to bring the diver back to neutral (which then feels like not wearing a suit at all and allows for a diver to actually dive down rather than float like a cork). The amount of weight depends on thickness of suit and body weight. Thanks for the reminder! I will cover this subject as part of the next video. Making the dive board will also be covered in the next video. In short, I clip the board to kelp when kelp is around but if there is no kelp, I clip one end of my float line to my speargun or a weight I drop to the bottom and the other end to the leash on the bodyboard.
@@catchncookcalifornia1574 Thanks! and if you could cover like what size of spear if that matters, and maybe link one if you have any suggestions for a 3 prong
thanks!
Heading over there this summer from the east coast. Any spots you can recommend to a new diver?
It depends where you are headed. DM me.
No diving. Swimmer. Mostly shore fishing 🎣 more affordable too me. All version of vids, informative, entraling and educational. Wish I discovered videos earlier, much to see, and watch, all of them l shall. May not comment, thumbs up, will say it all. Running out of words to describe my inspiration.🌎💯👌👍🎣🏕️🏝️😎🤤🤤😋😋😁
you need to set your channel apart from the hundreds of other fish & cook channels. You should tell people where exactly you go. Fisherman's life earlier videos are like this. That's how he got ahead of everyone else
I have sea urchin spine in my finger that are 30 yrs old.
i would love to do a spearfish trip with you
I would love to have you along! If you would like to be added to my email list it is catchncookca@gmail
What brand pole spear you got? Looking to invest in one.
I am not sure where I got the one I was using in this video. I recommend starting with a simple fiberglass three prong like the SCUBA Choice 3 prong 5' on Amazon, but modify the grip as I showed in one of my more recent Intro to Spearfishing videos. If you already have experience and are looking to get a more advanced and higher quality pole spear, Evolve, Crist and Gatku make good pole spears.
Any experience with sharks?
A few, but no white shark encounters yet. I know a number of divers, surfers and kayak anglers with stories though.
Where are you located?
I am in the Bay Area but I guide up and down the coast from SoCal-NorCal. Thanks for watching!
Is all sea weed edible?
It seems as though nearly all (or possibly all are edible) but a few deaths have been attributed to a few species. These deaths may be related to cyanobacteria contaminants rather than the seaweeds themselves though. Gracilaria, Acanthophora, and Caulerpa are questionable according to some. But I do not know of any poisonous seaweeds in Western North America. Some freshwater algae however can straight up kill you!
Great video t tips thanks man