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Cornwall is epic isn't it! Even with crap weather it still makes me happy to be there. If I lived closer I'd go there more often! I'm glad people seem to enjoy the rock pooling - something I've never really filmed but always do! Next time I'll hit some deeper & better pools near the cliffs. Thanks mate, hope 2025 is a good one for you too! Have you done much diving lately?

@OceanicMatt Absolutely! Epic and beautiful. I also have a place like that. Which is also a bit too far away. Would love to be there more often. Rock pooling is fun to watch👍 It's been a long time since I've been in the water. But Santa has left me a new speargun. 2025 will be exciting. In a few months, diving will start again😃🤿🐟

Nice what speargun?? Santa got me a new wetsuit and gloves 🤙

@@OceanicMatt Congratz! New suit is nice. And new gloves too. Never wrong with some new and fresh equipment. It is an Andrian Thor 100. A wooden speargun From Greece🇬🇷

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Oh no! How long ago was that?

@ been in there years. It’s a 30ish foot berry boat. Used to fish for lobsters and crab out of Swanage in the 80’s and 90’s it went fishing somewhere before it ended up in Vobster.

@@davepoultney4719 That's cool! I've just looked it up, I didn't see it on my last trip but if I go back this year I'll make sure I have a look for it! It's only in 10 metres of water too.

@ it used to be aft wheelhouse with a horseshoe above wheelhouse door. But think it was made forward wheelhouse after Mike sold it. I think it went lymington way commercially fishing before it went to Vobster

Thanks Andy, not a very productive trip 🥲😅 fingers crossed for 2025! I love Sennen, it's great. Are you diving it this year?

Thanks a lot Clive! I enjoyed the dive at St Michael's - wanted to do a whole lap of it but the weather and time didn't allow. Bet it's great on a calm day with the tide in! Still yet to go to the Lizard 🥲 maybe one day! Did you check out Kynance cove? That's one I'd like to see. Looking forward to doing some more trips this year.

If it is heard they taste good.

Now you've mentioned Amberjack I think it looks pretty similar to an Almaco Jack?

Just!

Hi

Same!

@ lol!

Deffo a female or young male

Sorry you feel that way! There is another without music if that doesn't tickle your pickle 🥒

You're not wrong!

I'm not quite sure what you think it is but - definitely an Elephant Seal

Thank you!

Hello! Yes I remember! Welcome back, you good?

You bet I am!

How are you?

@@therustycrabwithcrab I'm good my friend! Moved house so I'm closer to the sea now which is good. Work has been super busy but I'm slow cooking some more videos! What about yourself?

Yeah. I’m doing alright (well I’m doing good watching ur vids) I’m gonna start posting fishing videos of me at scoutdike fishing for some fish. Aswell as some fun stuff.. I’ll post in 2025! And I live in England now.

I can confirm!

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Hi mate, Yeah you can use them in spearfishing, it's obviously a personal preference really. You'll be limited to how much weight you can comfortably fit in a neck weight compared to a weight vest though. From experience I find neck weights pretty comfortable when spearing and don't notice it's there after a while. It does drop when head down onto your chin a little but it doesn't interfere with equalisation. Makes for a nicer duck dive and descent too. The main drawback for spearfishing is it reduces how far you can turn your head to look around - albeit nothing massive. I've yet to try out a weight vest but I'd expect vests to be more comfortable and it won't restrict head movement. The benefits would be its a cheaper alternative to a weight vest, smaller and easier to put on/ take off.

@@OceanicMatt thanks for the quick reply man i wasnt planning on putting a lot of weight anyway about 2 kilos same as you show in the vid i will definitely try it though perhaps it will be even more comfortable than the vest i have in addition to being safer since its simpler thanks for the helpful video

@SpyridakisSpearfishing No worries! 2kg is a good weight or 1.5kg. Still takes a bit off the waist and isn't too thick. If you get the fit right it's pretty comfy and you'll barely notice it. Worth trying out and if it's not for you, just put the lead shot back into the weight vest! Let me know how you get on!

@@OceanicMatt will surely come with an update as soon as i get in my summer suit again and get to try this once again thanks a lot

@@SpyridakisSpearfishing Awesome! Good luck and thanks for watching 🔱🤙

Depends really, winter is much more challenging than summer but can still be diveable. I went out yesterday in Dorset and it wasn't too bad. Visibility, fish numbers and water temp all drop during the winter months though. Also the weather being not so good makes less opportunities to dive in the first place. I've not dived Cornwall in the winter yet, tend to go in the summer.. I dive in a 5.5mm suit which kept me warm for about 3 hours. A 7mm would be better for winter and some decent gloves!

Thanks! Hope it goes well! 🤙

I know! It's those mental looking eyes

Definitely not a Sea lion - check it's ears. It's either a juvenile male or a female.

Hi mate thanks! Glad you've enjoyed them! So I've tried a few things.. I've used head straps but lost 2 GoPros in past so don't use them anymore 😂. The mount you can see in this video is a 3d printed mount I made that screws into the suit hood - great until you buy a new jacket 😂. My current iteration is mounted directly to the mask with epoxy - which is pretty solid!

It's definitely not a Leopard Seal, you can tell from the shape of it's head and colouration!

Thanks buddy!

Good isn't it

Thank you! I got my lead shot from eBay, but fishing tackle & dive shops will sell it, Amazon too!

@@OceanicMatt Amazing, thank you 😀

No, luckily it didn't make contact with me, only my GoPro pole. It would have definitely hurt if it had managed to grab hold of me though!

​@@OceanicMattthank God you're safe

@@the_only_dynamite_gaming Thanks, I didn't think much of it at first but when I got back at the end of the day I realised how lucky I was! 😅

My head is still firmly attached to my body 😂

@@OceanicMatt That's good 😀😂

Not commercial fishing? We only took 3 bass that day, pretty sustainable by today's standards! Don't think I've been called a Frogman before either, I kinda like it!

Those are Commerson's Dolphins. But it does look like they were harassing the Seal doesn't it. Probably already stressed and defensive

Try to stay up current from it so it doesn't do loops around you. I don't think having it clipped to your weight belt helps - which we had to do on this charter, usually I have mine attached to my gun. Can be hard to avoid in certain situations when you're concentrating on dispatching a fish and it's merrily running rings around you in the swell! Material and thickness can impact how susceptible a line is to tangling also!

I am still alive!

Thanks mate! Was a great day out, had a good laugh. We were searching for the shoal for about an hour and when it finally appeared I was very excited! The conditions were actually challenging at times with the swell and tides! I was getting a little frustrated after missing a second time. Shows much better your diving can be if you just relax and take your time hey! That Trigger tasted phenomenal!! Every day is better with Dolphins too!

@@OceanicMatt The same thing happens to me. It will probably be several times in the future as well😅 The tension builds gradually. Everything goes wrong. Then I realize what I'm doing. Calm down. Catch fish. Fun with large shoals of sea bass. Hard to choose which fish. I think I'll be put off a bit. Never tasted Trigger fish. It had a special shape. But! Cool catch👍

@@Spearfishing_joh Yeah that shoal was the biggest I've seen so far so it threw me off! Found it very difficult to pick out a fish. More often than not, I have to remind myself to get a grip too😂..I'm sure one day will be calm and collected from the start! Triggerfish has a firm and very sweet meat.. is really nice! This one tasted very similar to the ones I've caught in the middle East! Must share a similar diet.

Thanks! It was a beautiful table fish, perfect for two people, got some decent sized fillets off it! Water temp is perfect atm, I was in Cornwall the other week and it was about 18 degrees! Lovely and you don't need to wear thick gloves which is nice!

@@OceanicMatt Hi Matt spent the month of June in Cornwall weather wasn’t great but plan to return next year. Currently i am land locked in Switzerland 🇨🇭 so only have the lakes to swim in all year round. My 11th year here, crazy as i hste being away from the ocean. Thats why i am keen to follow yourself and Joe Pike….i am full of Envy.

@@clives344 @clives344 Nice, where abouts did you end up this time? I remember you saying a little while ago about being restricted to lakes! Still, I'm pretty envious that you get to reside there! Beautiful country.. At least you get amazing winters with snow! I missed most of the good weather this year too tbf. When I went back to Sennen the other week the sea was really bad too - during storm Lilian! Glad you get something out of my videos also 🤙

@@OceanicMatt currently working in Luzern my wifes lives in the South of France near Beziers. Next week we are snorkeling around the Costa Brava (Cala Monjoi) a dive centre mecca. Its a protected marine area very Cliffy with coves. On the other hand where we live along Montpellier Beziers its just flat beaches not that interesting for marine life.

@@OceanicMatt last June went to the Lizard for a week was impressed with the coastline there. Saw quite a few people snorkeling around there. It made a change from North Cornwall

Hi Clive! Yeah Grey Triggers come to UK waters late summer! I've never seen one before though so that was pretty awesome! This one was in Devon! Seems we get some cool visitors in the summer, someone speared a Bonito the other week down at Chesil which is pretty cool! Cheers for watching Clive!

@@OceanicMatt Bonito seen these on the Fish Markets in Sete on the Med, that’s amazing.Wondering when you will see any Portugese Man on War🪼😱in UK Waters. Came across lots in Gran Canaria recently on a windy day washed up on the Beach.

I think Man o' Wars wash up on Cornish beaches from time to time!! I'm sure I'll run into one eventually!

Thank you! 🤙