Just when you think you’re pretty good at something you find the next level and learn a whole bunch! Thanks for taking the time to get these recorded and posted. I know it adds time to each day 🙏🏻
Dude, that was bad ass! I saw u kept the floating fish silhouetted in the sun, that was sick. Then I really loved how u captured getting back in the boat, the exchange bw you & the crew. I really liked how u showed us the fish at the end! That dive was very productive! Thanks for including all the things I asked for. Siccckk! 🤘😁👍
Freaking epic. Spot so good you gotta shoot a couple to bring in the good ones. And then red grouper are so easy going and love cooler rides it’s great
I'm trying to figure a good name for you Dan. Terminator comes to mind, executioner another one. You're kind of like a Cyborg, part man, part machine, perhaps a robot? I love how efficient you are, no messing around. I love the videos, it's crazy some of the depths that you fish at! Another good name would be, for your arrival to a fishing location, D.O.A. for the fish! Please let us continue to see your catch on the deck, that would be cool.
JT, glad you liked it. As far as my breathing, you just gotta get comfortable and be properly balanced. Also burning less air def helps when I go to fill the tanks. Lol. Best, Dan
impressive. especially for those of us who dive and spearfish... this meaning i know what it takes to be this calm and proficient and its ALOT OF EXPERIENCE.... just found your channel im subbed.... suoer fired up too just got my GoPro and Mask ordered be here soon. Been spearing 3 years now and ive missed some reslly cool shit not having a go pro
JA, thanks for watching and I appreciate you watching! You're right, what I wouldn't give to have had these cameras over my lifetime. On my boat we have a saying that if you really want to have a great fishy dive, just roll in with a dead battery, it'll pretty much ensure it! Lol. Best, Dan
Thanks for posting these great videos, Dan. Sucks to see the gumbo out there - I was hoping it was just in closer. Just in time for red snapper season ...
I've really enjoyed posting them David. Seemed like a perfect time to post some up. Yeah it was pretty bad on most of the MG, some areas were pretty much undiveable due to it. Plus the bottom temps were unseasonably cool at 69-70 degrees. I'd def take a 3mm along if you go out there in the near future. Might have changed and you won't need it but won't hurt to have. Best, Dan
Dan your skills are amazing so methodical. I’ve done quite a bit of spear fishing in the morning Gulf too. Including 220 on Air. Personal best 53 lb grouper 21 miles off Destin keep on keeping on my friend. Life gets by quick
Thanks Barry, I appreciate you watching and your comments. That's a trophy of a Gag for sure. Whew, 220' on air ? I've done it but I was cuckoo for cocoa puffs on a few of them! Boy life sure does get by quick, feels like I was 30 yesterday....Best, Dan
The dissenters make me laugh, all angry because you shoot those poor defenseless fish while on scuba. I haven't seen any videos of ppl spearing at 250' freediving...
looks like a good day. Used to run C/L trips over a weekend depending which boat we were using. Left from Appalach or PCB, spent Friday night traveling, shooting on Saturday, spent the night again and hit the Mica on the way in for a few more dives. That was back in the '80s before all the storms tore the Mica up. Got my first 17+ hog fish and first 80+ AJ on the northeast corner of the M/Gs. Seems like the fish were a little bigger back then. LOL Sure do miss that -- down in FLL now and there is garbage down here.
KH, that's really cool to hear. I made my first MG trip in '79 so I def know what you're talking about! The average fish size on the MG has def gone down in the last 30 years but it's still a great fishy place to dive. They really made a good move when they gave it HAPC protection back in the day. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
Boy, sometimes the more racket you make, the more fish will swim in to investigate. Unfortunately it also brings in the sharks, so def a double edged sword! Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
SR, I usually try to "set up" the shot by encouraging the fish to go where I want it to go. You can't do it all the time but when you can, it's a big help. When free shafting, you want to try and stone the fish as often as possible, or at least hurt it bad enough to close with or double tap it. The best shot is from slightly behind and off to the side around 45 degrees or so. Driving the spear through the head and out the other side. Avoid straight through shots when free shafting especially with a lot of power. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
JT, I've actually been considering switching to video when I retire from commercial shooting. Maybe spear a fish or two for dinner though! Man do I love fresh fish! Best, Dan
Nice work. I’m planning a trip to the middle grounds to dive.. what do you try and stay at for depth in that area? Bring different ratio nitrox and pick based on depth?
Good videos, it will be rewarding if we hear your safety precaution such as: using the gears, breathing,...etc. by the way where is this location and where do you usually do your spearfishing? Thanks
How deep was this dive? And what city you guys leave from? On the Suzuki try to change the impeller often otherwise the driveshaft gets stuck in the powerhead and it’s really hard to separate, use some grease on the shaft and always replace the anoids inside the caps in the powerhead I think there is like 4 or 6 of them, 2 or 3 on each side otherwise corrosion will occur inside the powerhead usually on the port side and it’s hard too see until it’s too late
Nick, it was 100-120' or so. Thanks for the Suzuki advice. I pull the lowers once per year and always check the driveshaft grease. I always checked the zincs on my Yamaha's every year and am sure I'll do that with the Suzukis as well. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
RB, I ran the Yamaha 350's for 5 years and only had one issue with one of them which Yamaha covered 100% under warranty. They were great motors and I enjoyed them. The Suzukis are on a whole 'nother level. Probably 15% better all around economy and night/day difference in seas. I ran in 80nm the other night into a 20K head wind with heavy rain, screaming gust, etc.etc., boat ran 20K burning 18GPH. Yammies would have done it but in that scenario with single prop slipping , have burned 30 gph easy. Remember it's a 44' dive boat with 38 tanks and lots of ice/fish. I've only owned them for 10 moths so can't speak for reliability yet, but I've owned a lot of suzukis before and they were all great engines. So far, these are the most impressive piece of outboard engineering for offshore boats I've seen. Hard to get the grin off my face while running them! Best, Dan
DL, Anywhere from 20 miles out to 150 miles from the dock. And anywhere from 20" to 400' depending on weather, season and quarry! Appreciate you watching, Best, Dan
SWS, Usually 200-300' in the warmer months and 80-150' in the winter. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Hope you have a great trip when you get out there! Best, Dan
Thanks Ross, it's made by Ultimate dive ladders, after 8 years the top fell apart but I had a local marine welder rebuild it stronger than ever. I would def recommend them. Best, Dan
Very cool, I’ve noticed in some of your videos the boat says Hernando I’ve got a house on the Weeki wachee river do a lot of spear fishing not as deep as you obviously but a great area for it
GT, we make the guns ourselves. Roughly based on an older Sea Hornet but using better parts, Neptonics Reverse Trigger, Rob Allen Shafts, etc. Best, Dan
Allan, right now, we just have the ones that we built for ourselves but I'm trying to work something out with a well know gun builder to produce some of them. Looking promising so far! Best, Dan
Great skills as always. I thought 1 min in and no fish and then you started stacking em. Also let us know what gas ur burning down there. Great job, can't wait to get back in the water.
MV, thanks, I'm glad you like the videos! It's a home made gun that we make ourselves. Roughly based on an older Sea Hornet but using better quality parts with tighter tolerances. Best, Dan
JM, I designed it to do just that and have set off a PH with it but only as a test. It takes a solid hit to generate the force needed. It's awesome though to stab a speared fish with or to slide your light onto when needed. It's an easy inexpensive addition that really comes in handy sometimes. Best, Dan
Dan I believe we meet at blue wild a few years back introduced by my good friend and dive buddyJosh Larson. I really enjoy watching your work and system. Keep them coming!
He uses a custom made spear gun he builds up based on a Sea Hornet design using better parts and tighter tolerances . and he has added extra things to make his job easier .
Hey Darryl, experience and time in the water def help. The gun makes a big difference as well, once you find a gun you like and is suitable for what you want to do, get it set up right and then don't change things. Use the same size bands and the same spears. If you're always changing stuff around, it'll really be hard to achieve the level of accuracy you want. Best, Dan
I don't spearfish at all, but the video of the bottom and all it's inhabitants are really interesting. Efficient of you to get headshots, I would imagine it's fairly humane too. Quick, sudden, painless. The association between sharks and blue runners is intriguing. Is that just a deep water thing or inshore as well?
The1, In our area we don't usually see Blue Runners in real shallow water so I've only seen it in 50' or deeper. It's almost a given that when you're seeing Blue Runners that Sandbars or Duskys will be in the mix. Best, Dan
He has learned that he must try for those headshots , or plan to chase the fish around to get his spear back . Chasing the fish uses up time you could be shooting another fish .
The dive was over with , and he also does not like those Lion fish . So why not take a really big Lion fish to go when he sees one . They require special handling so he can't just add them to his stringer .
Sorry guys but when you use air from a bottle is not spearfishing its stealing in Greece and in Italy it is forbitten to use it. You use only one breath from the surface.
Couldn't disagree more. Hard to use a snorkel in 80m of water. It's a big world out there and what Greece and Italy choose to do are their business. What other places do is their business. Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 the world is not that big as you think and if you want to be called a sportsman you should try to give give to the fishes equal Opportunities and leave some fishes for your children to eat. It is not our planet we are all passing through. JOHN NICK
This is not Sportfishing but it is a type of Spearfishing . You should be watching Freediving videos . This is a Commercial License not a Recreational License he works with . His job is to collect fish for other people to eat , and he MUST sell EVERYTHING to his supplier . That supplier sells FRESH FISH to restaurants so there will be fish on the menu when you show up for dinner with your family .
Pete, it's an Algae Bloom we get in this area every year. Some years are worse than others. When I was a kid, we used to call it the June Bloom. Nowadays it usually first appears in late April or early May. Best, Dan
1. If you freedive as well as bottle dive, then I don't mind. 2. Why do you not attach string to your gun? 3. Nice content, keep it up 4. My name is Bobcat (LoL)
BobCat, I also enjoy free dive spear fishing for fun. It's just too deep to do where we usually dive. Free Shafting is just faster and works better in this area, unless you're hunting pelagic's. Appreciate you watching, Best, Dan
Dam fine hop, never a bad thing to stick it to a Lion fish either, bastards are everywhere now. Same people who complain head to the frozen section because they trust the Gordon’s fisherman. No clue
That's for sure BF44.....We've done a mainly Lion Fish trip before and I felt pretty good about clearing them off some ledges. I don't usually mess with them on deeper dives (see my "The Little Things Video"). When we're working shallower during the colder months, we take a good amount of them. Best, Dan
Dan You ought to bring the boat over to the east coast For the upwelling plenty of big juicy black belly’s... I’m in port canaveral I know a lot of guys that commercial dive and they put a hurtin on em
Quan, unfortunately my Commercial Federal Permit is only good in the Gulf. The Atlantic requires a different permit. But if I could bring her over there I def would! Best, Dan
It all takes time , and it would also bloody up the water and maybe attract a shark over there . Most of his deeper dives he has maybe 3-4 minutes MAX on the bottom , and dispatching a wounded fish would easily use up another 30 seconds to a minute out of his 4 he has available .
@@danmacmahon3973 Thanks for the reply Dan, So I sailed from Texas across the gulf to the Little shark river in the Glades then down to key west, defiantly some interesting and fishy areas along the route from shark river to the keys
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
@@danmacmahon3973 Soo, now it's all alowed ? I enjoy fishing underwater. However, I don’t find it ethical, nor interesting, to put on oxygen. This is a massacre, not fishing.
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
Just when you think you’re pretty good at something you find the next level and learn a whole bunch! Thanks for taking the time to get these recorded and posted. I know it adds time to each day 🙏🏻
Thanks for your words Pete, much appreciated! I've actually had a lot of fun posting some of the videos! Best, Dan
Thanks for the upload Dan...hope you had a great trip!
Thanks Alan, crappy weather and visibility but the fish were pretty good! Best, Dan
Dude, that was bad ass! I saw u kept the floating fish silhouetted in the sun, that was sick. Then I really loved how u captured getting back in the boat, the exchange bw you & the crew. I really liked how u showed us the fish at the end! That dive was very productive! Thanks for including all the things I asked for.
Siccckk! 🤘😁👍
BC, yeah I thought it worked out pretty good! Def adds a little to it! Thanks for the ideas. Best, Dan
Freaking epic. Spot so good you gotta shoot a couple to bring in the good ones. And then red grouper are so easy going and love cooler rides it’s great
SS59, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it and you're spot on. When working shallower depths, sometimes making a ruckus can lure the big boys in! Best, Dan
That’s awesome! Keep up with the great content
Thanks! Will do!
Can you post a video on your dive gear, setup, gun, and all that you do for a trip? Just some cool 1 on 1 stuff like that
Yes, would be glad to when time allows. Thanks for idea. Best, Dan
This dude is a straight up assassin!!
Dan, curiosity killed that day. Interesting to see that many just come by to be put on your stringer. Super Way Cool 👍
Thanks Tony, when Sharks aren't prevalent, using a fish laden stringer is a great way to attract a "curious" fish! Best, Dan
I'm trying to figure a good name for you Dan. Terminator comes to mind, executioner another one. You're kind of like a Cyborg, part man, part machine, perhaps a robot? I love how efficient you are, no messing around. I love the videos, it's crazy some of the depths that you fish at! Another good name would be, for your arrival to a fishing location, D.O.A. for the fish! Please let us continue to see your catch on the deck, that would be cool.
PW, I'm def going to try and do that. I appreciate the suggestions that you and others have suggested. Best, Dan
LOL...that Red was killing me, he followed you back to the stringer then back to gun waiting his turn.
They def are a little challenged on the mental side. Best, Dan
Great vid, always impressed with your breathing.
JT, glad you liked it. As far as my breathing, you just gotta get comfortable and be properly balanced. Also burning less air def helps when I go to fill the tanks. Lol. Best, Dan
Amigo muy bien
Thanks Dan glad to see ya finally got back out, what a mixed bag I see why you named it potpourri
RP, it always seems to have a great mixed bag on it. It was good to dive it again after so long. Best, Dan
great haul Dan, thx for taking us into your world, love it!
You're very welcome Captain W, I appreciate you watching and your comments. Best, Dan
impressive. especially for those of us who dive and spearfish... this meaning i know what it takes to be this calm and proficient and its ALOT OF EXPERIENCE.... just found your channel im subbed.... suoer fired up too just got my GoPro and Mask ordered be here soon. Been spearing 3 years now and ive missed some reslly cool shit not having a go pro
JA, thanks for watching and I appreciate you watching! You're right, what I wouldn't give to have had these cameras over my lifetime. On my boat we have a saying that if you really want to have a great fishy dive, just roll in with a dead battery, it'll pretty much ensure it! Lol. Best, Dan
Thanks for posting these great videos, Dan. Sucks to see the gumbo out there - I was hoping it was just in closer. Just in time for red snapper season ...
I've really enjoyed posting them David. Seemed like a perfect time to post some up. Yeah it was pretty bad on most of the MG, some areas were pretty much undiveable due to it. Plus the bottom temps were unseasonably cool at 69-70 degrees. I'd def take a 3mm along if you go out there in the near future. Might have changed and you won't need it but won't hurt to have. Best, Dan
Thanks again!
Dan your skills are amazing so methodical. I’ve done quite a bit of spear fishing in the morning Gulf too. Including 220 on Air. Personal best 53 lb grouper 21 miles off Destin keep on keeping on my friend. Life gets by quick
Thanks Barry, I appreciate you watching and your comments. That's a trophy of a Gag for sure. Whew, 220' on air ? I've done it but I was cuckoo for cocoa puffs on a few of them! Boy life sure does get by quick, feels like I was 30 yesterday....Best, Dan
Yep I was coo coo too
I watch lot of spearfishing vid some of the best shooting I have seen , thank you enjoyable vids
Omani, Thanks, I really appreciate your comments. Best, Dan
The dissenters make me laugh, all angry because you shoot those poor defenseless fish while on scuba. I haven't seen any videos of ppl spearing at 250' freediving...
That's was the best spearfishing video on YT. You had grouper just coming up to you. Wow! Keep it up
R2TE. thanks brother. Appreciate your comment and am glad you're enjoying the videos. Best, Dan
Eres un fenómeno tío ,menudo crack,que apnea tienes colega ,que puntería ,como bajas a mucha profundidad , joder eres mi ídolo.
Horaciod8, Well I tried to translate it to English and I think I got it so....thanks for your words and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Best, Dan
looks like a good day. Used to run C/L trips over a weekend depending which boat we were using. Left from Appalach or PCB, spent Friday night traveling, shooting on Saturday, spent the night again and hit the Mica on the way in for a few more dives. That was back in the '80s before all the storms tore the Mica up. Got my first 17+ hog fish and first 80+ AJ on the northeast corner of the M/Gs. Seems like the fish were a little bigger back then. LOL Sure do miss that -- down in FLL now and there is garbage down here.
KH, that's really cool to hear. I made my first MG trip in '79 so I def know what you're talking about! The average fish size on the MG has def gone down in the last 30 years but it's still a great fishy place to dive. They really made a good move when they gave it HAPC protection back in the day. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
The very best spearfishing is the one who didn't use a scuba gear..LOL.
DE, hard to snorkel for bottom fish in 80m. Dan
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
Fancy shooting Dan. Really good video
Thanks Barry! I appreciate you watching and your comments! Best, Dan
Finally a boat shot of the fish haha. Nice Dive man.
SO, yeah I tried to pay attention to some of you guys suggestions. I'll throw in a few more good ideas in the upcoming months. Best, Dan
Dan MacMahon what settings do you use on your GoPro just 1080p 60 FPS?
Exelente pesca hermano 💪🏼 saludos desde República Dominicana 🇩🇴 apoyando tu canal siempre 👍
Thanks Pesca, much appreciated! Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 Gracias !! que tipo de punta usas para el arpón tuyo las que explotan ?
Fish sorrounds him like his a great artist. Cool
Boy, sometimes the more racket you make, the more fish will swim in to investigate. Unfortunately it also brings in the sharks, so def a double edged sword! Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
this is not fishing, that is killing,try catch without bottles
Yawn. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
IDOL!!! just came across ur channel...free shaft and lots of it. very intriguing
Thanks Chris, appreciate it. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Best, Dan
That current was smokin'!
Tom, yeah pretty brutal for the West Coast. Adds a lot of effort to the dive for sure! Best, Dan
I was wondering what you call that stuff. It was all over the ledges offshore from Fort Myers. I hadn’t seen it before like that.
ED, back in the day we used to call it the June Bloom. Varies every year. Usually you only see it on the MG for a couple weeks and its gone. Best, Dan
love how quick u find shooting angles....give sm tips on stone shots pls
SR, I usually try to "set up" the shot by encouraging the fish to go where I want it to go. You can't do it all the time but when you can, it's a big help. When free shafting, you want to try and stone the fish as often as possible, or at least hurt it bad enough to close with or double tap it. The best shot is from slightly behind and off to the side around 45 degrees or so. Driving the spear through the head and out the other side. Avoid straight through shots when free shafting especially with a lot of power. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
Nice video. spearfishing is my favorite, but it's illegal now here in our waters if on scuba. Now I just do photography U/W
JT, I've actually been considering switching to video when I retire from commercial shooting. Maybe spear a fish or two for dinner though! Man do I love fresh fish! Best, Dan
Nice work. I’m planning a trip to the middle grounds to dive.. what do you try and stay at for depth in that area? Bring different ratio nitrox and pick based on depth?
Middle grounds start at 85’, nitrox is unsafe depending on your o2 level at circa 110. You need to dive air or whatever mix Dan is using.
@@HumanBodyMaintenance thanks Seth.
cool vids, you should start doing kill shots at the end with the fish layed out!
Bobby, I def will with future video's. Glad you like the video's. Best, Dan
Good videos, it will be rewarding if we hear your safety precaution such as: using the gears, breathing,...etc. by the way where is this location and where do you usually do your spearfishing? Thanks
Thanks One Step, I'll try and do more of that. We dive in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, off the west coast of Florida. Best, Dan
Kind of makes you wonder how that
Red Grouper lived long enough to make it to that size. ;op
BD, I've often wondered the same thing! Best, Dan
How deep was this dive? And what city you guys leave from? On the Suzuki try to change the impeller often otherwise the driveshaft gets stuck in the powerhead and it’s really hard to separate, use some grease on the shaft and always replace the anoids inside the caps in the powerhead I think there is like 4 or 6 of them, 2 or 3 on each side otherwise corrosion will occur inside the powerhead usually on the port side and it’s hard too see until it’s too late
Nick, it was 100-120' or so. Thanks for the Suzuki advice. I pull the lowers once per year and always check the driveshaft grease. I always checked the zincs on my Yamaha's every year and am sure I'll do that with the Suzukis as well. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
You are a phenomenal!
LF, thanks for the compliment. Much appreciated. Best, Dan
Great video as usual. How do you like the zuke 350s? I think I recall seeing Yamahas in previous videos.
RB, I ran the Yamaha 350's for 5 years and only had one issue with one of them which Yamaha covered 100% under warranty. They were great motors and I enjoyed them. The Suzukis are on a whole 'nother level. Probably 15% better all around economy and night/day difference in seas. I ran in 80nm the other night into a 20K head wind with heavy rain, screaming gust, etc.etc., boat ran 20K burning 18GPH. Yammies would have done it but in that scenario with single prop slipping , have burned 30 gph easy. Remember it's a 44' dive boat with 38 tanks and lots of ice/fish. I've only owned them for 10 moths so can't speak for reliability yet, but I've owned a lot of suzukis before and they were all great engines. So far, these are the most impressive piece of outboard engineering for offshore boats I've seen. Hard to get the grin off my face while running them! Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 That's impressive traction! I have a 250 zuke and I love it. If I upgrade at some point it will be to the zuke 350.
Just signed in to your channel.how dip and how far off the coast you go?
DL, Anywhere from 20 miles out to 150 miles from the dock. And anywhere from 20" to 400' depending on weather, season and quarry! Appreciate you watching, Best, Dan
So awesome. I can't wait to get out there. How deep are you normally?
SWS, Usually 200-300' in the warmer months and 80-150' in the winter. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Hope you have a great trip when you get out there! Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 it will be in the winter for sure lol.
When you referenced gumbo fish, being an issue some places un diveable what does thst mean exactly? Thanks
The mossy weed-like stuff is what the divers call Gumbo .
Nice haul, them red groupers are definitely not the sharpest pencils in the box
Thanks Dennis, lol, no they're def not! Best, Dan
Dan will you do a voice over on how to line up those shots? Dagum this is bad ass to another level.
Love the ladder.
Thanks Ross, it's made by Ultimate dive ladders, after 8 years the top fell apart but I had a local marine welder rebuild it stronger than ever. I would def recommend them. Best, Dan
Nice idol 👍 new friend here Happy Fishing 🎣 🐟
Thanks Macky! Glad you're enjoying the videos! Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 thanks 🙂 hope you visit may channel also hehe Happy Fishing 🎣
Say Dan, when you look at your dive computer would you be kind enough to give us a nice view? Thanks in advance, nice shooting!
I will def try and do that! Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 Thanks!🙂👍🏻
Love your videos. Can you show your fish off at the end when your on the boat? Food for thought
Thanks Darren! Much appreciated. Yes, I will def be doing more of that starting next trip! Best, Dan
Very cool, I’ve noticed in some of your videos the boat says Hernando I’ve got a house on the Weeki wachee river do a lot of spear fishing not as deep as you obviously but a great area for it
I'm curious as to what type of gun you're using is that a rhino rx5
GT, we make the guns ourselves. Roughly based on an older Sea Hornet but using better parts, Neptonics Reverse Trigger, Rob Allen Shafts, etc. Best, Dan
Do you make a good living doing this?
Men where can i buy that kind of speargun? Its really awesome..
Allan, right now, we just have the ones that we built for ourselves but I'm trying to work something out with a well know gun builder to produce some of them. Looking promising so far! Best, Dan
great job spearfishing
Thanks Robert! Much appreciated! Best, Dan
Professional spear fisherman strike me as the type that would like to snort down a gagger on the weekend
Cool always hit the fish.. 👍
Thanks Van! Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 don't forget to look in to my videos... Hehehe
Me puedes decir qué arpón es el que usas?
Great skills as always. I thought 1 min in and no fish and then you started stacking em. Also let us know what gas ur burning down there. Great job, can't wait to get back in the water.
DR, thanks. On the MG, I usually run 28%-32% Nitrox depending on depth. Best, Dan
Great Gun
Awesome video footage!! May I ask what kind of spear gun that is?
Mahalo and aloha
MV, thanks, I'm glad you like the videos! It's a home made gun that we make ourselves. Roughly based on an older Sea Hornet but using better quality parts with tighter tolerances. Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 mahalo for your response. My
First gun was A sea hornet.
What is the fish you catch with the most commercial value ??
I know it's an old vid damn stoned the first 2. I was rootin for ya. 3 fer 3.
Deep water bugs are the best. Obviously it's the compression.
It works that way for fish so I don't see why it wouldn't for Lobster too! Best, Dan
Good ta know blu runners. Mean sharks.
Dan do you ever use the spike at the end of your gun to fire your powerhead?
JM, I designed it to do just that and have set off a PH with it but only as a test. It takes a solid hit to generate the force needed. It's awesome though to stab a speared fish with or to slide your light onto when needed. It's an easy inexpensive addition that really comes in handy sometimes. Best, Dan
Dan I believe we meet at blue wild a few years back introduced by my good friend and dive buddyJosh Larson. I really enjoy watching your work and system. Keep them coming!
You were getting some groceries there buddy! What gun is that?
👍👍👍👍
He uses a custom made spear gun he builds up based on a Sea Hornet design using better parts and tighter tolerances . and he has added extra things to make his job easier .
Groupers are so curious. We have a spot called smorgasbord.
I think that name says it all! Best, Dan
You ever dive the Carolina’s? Heard it’s nothing shy of Madness up there
Yes I've been up there half dozen times. Really enjoyed diving up there! Best, Dan
Dan MacMahon 1 more Question? You ever see any pelagic fish on the way up or down... especially on those deep dives??
@@quanrondo8468 Yes, Wahoo and Black Fins are fairly common, sometimes a Smoker King and rarely a Bill Fish.
Dan MacMahon That sounds like what we would see over here on the East Coast.... Big chunky Wahoo would be a nice plus
Slayer ! Could you explain the gun ?
Paul, it's a home made gun we make ourselves. Roughly based on an older Sea Hornet but utilizing better quality parts! Best, Dan
Great shooting. It must take years to put their lights out that accurately?
Hey Darryl, experience and time in the water def help. The gun makes a big difference as well, once you find a gun you like and is suitable for what you want to do, get it set up right and then don't change things. Use the same size bands and the same spears. If you're always changing stuff around, it'll really be hard to achieve the level of accuracy you want. Best, Dan
ARE YOU SOLO DIVING HERE IN THIS VIDEO?
JT, on that dive, yes. Best, Dan
I don't spearfish at all, but the video of the bottom and all it's inhabitants are really interesting. Efficient of you to get headshots, I would imagine it's fairly humane too. Quick, sudden, painless. The association between sharks and blue runners is intriguing. Is that just a deep water thing or inshore as well?
The1, In our area we don't usually see Blue Runners in real shallow water so I've only seen it in 50' or deeper. It's almost a given that when you're seeing Blue Runners that Sandbars or Duskys will be in the mix. Best, Dan
He has learned that he must try for those headshots , or plan to chase the fish around to get his spear back . Chasing the fish uses up time you could be shooting another fish .
What you do with those fish? eat them? sell them?
Hey ZK, yes, it's a commercial boat and we sell whatever we spear! Thanks for watching, Best, Dan
And the lion fish hair cut.
Yikes!
did it ever happened that fish ran off with ur rod
SR, very very rarely. I try not to take high risk shots as I hate loosing shafts! Best, Dan
Red grouper says I'm stupid. I'm Good to eat though.
They really aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer.....Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 thanks for the replys . Your a cool dude Mr. Mac
🤣🤣🤣🤣 gotta be the dumbest fish in the gulf
Lol why the lion fish at the end
The dive was over with , and he also does not like those Lion fish . So why not take a really big Lion fish to go when he sees one . They require special handling so he can't just add them to his stringer .
Sorry guys but when you use air from a bottle is not spearfishing its stealing in Greece and in Italy it is forbitten to use it. You use only one breath from the surface.
Couldn't disagree more. Hard to use a snorkel in 80m of water. It's a big world out there and what Greece and Italy choose to do are their business. What other places do is their business. Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 the world is not that big as you think and if you want to be called a sportsman you should try to give give to the fishes equal Opportunities and leave some fishes for your children to eat. It is not our planet we are all passing through. JOHN NICK
This is not Sportfishing but it is a type of Spearfishing . You should be watching Freediving videos . This is a Commercial License not a Recreational License he works with . His job is to collect fish for other people to eat , and he MUST sell EVERYTHING to his supplier . That supplier sells FRESH FISH to restaurants so there will be fish on the menu when you show up for dinner with your family .
La verdadera pesca submarina se hace a pulmón y no este mal chiste de pescador
Me quedo aquí pensando, ¿por qué alguien que vive a 8.000 km de distancia pierde el tiempo escribiendo reglas que no conoce?
What is that gumbo?
Pete, it's an Algae Bloom we get in this area every year. Some years are worse than others. When I was a kid, we used to call it the June Bloom. Nowadays it usually first appears in late April or early May. Best, Dan
Do Lyon Fish actually have a market value or you just kill them becouse they are an invasive species?
MrM. they pay $5.00 pound for them, so there's that. I like taking them out as well. They sure play hell on small fish. Best, Dan
1. If you freedive as well as bottle dive, then I don't mind.
2. Why do you not attach string to your gun?
3. Nice content, keep it up
4. My name is Bobcat (LoL)
BobCat, I also enjoy free dive spear fishing for fun. It's just too deep to do where we usually dive. Free Shafting is just faster and works better in this area, unless you're hunting pelagic's. Appreciate you watching, Best, Dan
Just Wow😯
Thanks MD, much appreciated! Best, Dan
Dam fine hop, never a bad thing to stick it to a Lion fish either, bastards are everywhere now. Same people who complain head to the frozen section because they trust the Gordon’s fisherman. No clue
That's for sure BF44.....We've done a mainly Lion Fish trip before and I felt pretty good about clearing them off some ledges. I don't usually mess with them on deeper dives (see my "The Little Things Video"). When we're working shallower during the colder months, we take a good amount of them. Best, Dan
You should try voiceover on one of the videos
Lucas, that sounds interesting. I'll look into how to do that. Thanks for the suggestion. Best, Dan
Dan You ought to bring the boat over to the east coast For the upwelling plenty of big juicy black belly’s... I’m in port canaveral I know a lot of guys that commercial dive and they put a hurtin on em
Quan, unfortunately my Commercial Federal Permit is only good in the Gulf. The Atlantic requires a different permit. But if I could bring her over there I def would! Best, Dan
Dan MacMahon Gotcha thanks for the reply Dan
Why not carry a dive knife to quickly dispatch the fish not killed instantly?
Kyle, I carry two kill knives. I do use one when the situation calls for it. Best, Dan
It all takes time , and it would also bloody up the water and maybe attract a shark over there . Most of his deeper dives he has maybe 3-4 minutes MAX on the bottom , and dispatching a wounded fish would easily use up another 30 seconds to a minute out of his 4 he has available .
Fisherman you are forward a lot .....
Is this the keys?
Doyle, no it's a large area in the NE corner of the Gulf of Mexico. Called the Florida Middle Grounds. Awesome area! Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 Thanks for the reply Dan, So I sailed from Texas across the gulf to the Little shark river in the Glades then down to key west, defiantly some interesting and fishy areas along the route from shark river to the keys
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Thanks Omar! I appreciate it! Best, Dan
The real diver not use a scuba for fishing
SC, that's your opinion, I disagree. Thanks for watching. Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 is not my opinion, it is a law of de spearfishing
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Thanks LT! Best, Dan
eso esta prohibido con botella
who did tell you that?
how much did you pay that red grouper to act like that on camera?
FFF, I started with a one Sardine offer, but eventually settled for 2...lol...Best, Dan
YOU ARE A KILLER NOT A HUNTER
UNFORTUNATELY IT IS POACHING
Nope, legal permitted commercial spear fishing boat.
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
this must be illegal
DR, nope, perfectly legal in lots of the world. Dan
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
Hello, can you tell me where is the merit of taking fish in diving tanks, it sucks.
LSM, permitted commercial spear fisherman working 100 or more miles off shore. Usually in 200' or deeper. Too deep for a snorkel. Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 Hi Dan, so if it's golden, why not. I did not know that some countries allowed this type of fishing. Sorry.
pesca con Garrafa !!! "Apnea"""""
DS, doesn't apnea mean holding your breath ? You're not supposed to hold your breath while Scuba Diving. Dan
kenapa anda membunuh lionfish,ikan itu sangat indah dan bukan untuk di makan, seharusnya anda membiarkan ikan lionfish hidup.
You can eat lionfish and where he is hunting the lionfish is an invasive species.
Spear fishing with a bottle... Not the esence of spear fishing.
Xavi, commercial spear fishing 100 miles off shore in water way too deep for free diving. Keep an open mind brother. Dan
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.
Where in the world this legal?
Where in the world is what legal? Best, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 spearfishing with scuba gear
Spearfishing with oxygen??? What a big deal! Try to dive without oxygen !
IL, lol, I've been snorkeling my whole life....thanks for watching, Dan
@@danmacmahon3973 Soo, now it's all alowed ? I enjoy fishing underwater. However, I don’t find it ethical, nor interesting, to put on oxygen. This is a massacre, not fishing.
He is very selective. You would drop your line all day and drag up all sorts. At these depths, there is no catch and release. get a bit more experience before you trip.