hi mate thanks for the vid i know you put a lot of time in it ive been diving and fishing all my life but could never be bothered filming it so nice job
Interesting and such great technique stunning video makes me wanna go try my own hand at it and do it this way. The vibes, wakes my instinct I wanna go, setup a playlist with Metallica and Delta Parole and go off into my own world soon.
It trips me out how similar NZ and Southwestern Aus is to Southern California and Baja in seascape and ecology. Almost like deja vu watching your videos. Good stuff bro!
Bad ass video man.. love how clean that water was. Top notch, This video got u a lifetime subscriber brother
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The absolute don of editing 👑 that’s some time and effort . blessings brother what an awesome trip. Wicked to see it from 3 perspectives. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Sam your a character 🤣
Bro you just made my month with this upload, prob gonna binge watch it 10 times in a row, that self iki king was crazy. plus the way you put your vids together is the best
The kingfish probably came out so well smoked was because it had a high oil content. Smoking it was most likely the best choice. Great filming, thanks to everyone for sharing the experience.
lasker31 cheers mate, yep i smoke a lot of kingies but haven’t had that nice stringy connective tissue before. I think the age of the fish helped. You’re right about smoking I only generally sashimi and smoke them.
Hi Luke, many thanks for the video, appreciate the work you put into it. I was wondering if having a solid plastic float, attached to the gun would help landing that kingi? I'm a petite lady-diver. I always drag a solid buoy with a flag attached to my gun. Thank you!
Hey I can answer questions a bit more in depth on luke_likes_ledges on Instagram. I’m a bit confused as to what you mean. Kingfish often don’t get to flight to the float because the bottom or reef is often closer than the length of the line etc.
First time watching your vids...From San Diego California and we go for "yellowtail" here which are exactly the same as your "kingfish" except your kingfish get 4 times as big! It's very impressive to see them reach that size, the one you stuck in the head was smaller? Incredible.
Dog Dude Drone nice mate we do add yellowtail to the front of the name kingfish here. Yeah up at the 3 kings they are very big, common costal fish here are usually 10-15kg. Do you guys have the big abalone?
Hey guys. Really nice film. I learned to spear fish in the Caribbean year’s ago and its really cool to watch you doing it in such an truly epic location. Cant wait for more of the same. Peace and one love 🤙🏼
Stay safe mate, Loved the video. Kingies fight sooo dirty, they have turned me into a tea bag so many times, your need good spears with fish that size. Loved the video, you are helping a lot of self isolating peeps hey with content like yours! Stay safe!
dstick1 yeah ironic drop a fish on the 7.5mm double flopper and land one on the 6.5mm single flopper haha- obviously placement made all the difference. Cheers
Hey!! Just wondering, why don't you guys use slip tips instead of the normal flopper? Seems like the slip tip is a way better way to go. Thanks for the vid! cheers
Ben Schlesier slip tips are good for landing big fish but not great for accuracy and also just add a layer of complexity being mechanical. Mostly in this video I am hunting reef fish and same with my local hunting spots and slip tips are no good for that compared to floppers because often I pass through snapper and hit rocks etc. They are not commonly used here but defiantly would be welcome if purely targeting big kings which I never really do.
Primo bro 🤙 Another epic vlog and looked like a sick trip. Cool to now see it from all 3 perspectives!! Hit the kings last year on a charter, was a special place alright! Didn't do enough diving though for my liking so wanting to get up there again sometime now that I've got myself another boat. Cheers Luke!
@@AquaticRehabSpearfishing I'll hold you to that mate! Was actually messaging you year before last and was going to get you out with us while we were over coro way but weather turned to shit! I'll flick you a message 👍
Hey Luke ,that was a great trip to the Kings. I was surprised at the absence of sharks.Any reason for that ? You were shooting some big kingis there. I never made it to the Kings ....but there's nothing wrong with Gt Barrier or Bay of Islands diving ,I reckon. Oh to be 30 yrs old once again !
stoneman006 most run shafts around 7mm, I shot the big fish with 7.5mm double flopper and the reel gun had a thin 6.5mm shaft on it. I prefer more small accurate manoeuvrable guns.
The meat I took home was the abalone (paua), both fillets off the kingfish and a couple of small reef fish. I did the paua over 2 weeks and smoked the entire kingfish and vac packed it. This is subsistence spearing and with a family of four it actually didn't go as far as I thought it would.
Dee Dubb a lot of mixed reports. Apparently coastguard in NZ do not want people going out while resources are limited. I’m worried about not being able to travel to go get a deer.
Oi bummer here as well in South Africa perfect fishing day and not a soul on the beach or in the water cause of this virus thing ..fish are walking on the water arg!!! Stay safe awesome footage to watch
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You crushed this vid bro. Great kingy!
hi mate thanks for the vid i know you put a lot of time in it ive been diving and fishing all my life but could never be bothered filming it so nice job
Cheers mate yeah I do find it difficult these days and the editing is a huge job hence why I am trying to get help through patreon.
Thanks for replying I spearfish as well but in Australia so one day when I’m older I would love to go to the three kings and shoot a nice snapper
@@AquaticRehabSpearfishing all good mate im shore we can help you out
Exquisite footage, and some wonderful seafood too 👌👌
Insane video!!
So good man! Glad you kept the lost kingy in there, made me feel better knowing they even get away from the pros sometimes.
Jordan Curtis cheers mate I’m not a pro my only goal is food and footage is a bonus.
Awesome footage, especially when the king comes up head on just before you take the shot. Keep them coming
h4mmer7337 cheers mate will try keep editing through the lock down
Interesting and such great technique stunning video makes me wanna go try my own hand at it and do it this way. The vibes, wakes my instinct I wanna go, setup a playlist with Metallica and Delta Parole and go off into my own world soon.
It trips me out how similar NZ and Southwestern Aus is to Southern California and Baja in seascape and ecology. Almost like deja vu watching your videos.
Good stuff bro!
Cheers mate
Christ, that is the biggest fish I’ve ever seen 😂 I don’t live near the ocean so what do I know but Jesus, that thing was huge!! Well done
Bad ass video man.. love how clean that water was. Top notch,
This video got u a lifetime subscriber brother
The absolute don of editing 👑 that’s some time and effort . blessings brother what an awesome trip. Wicked to see it from 3 perspectives. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Sam your a character 🤣
Harmonious Rā cheers bro
Cheers mate, just found you. Love it. And Kerry is a champ too. Subbed
Bro you just made my month with this upload, prob gonna binge watch it 10 times in a row, that self iki king was crazy. plus the way you put your vids together is the best
Broome Stick cheers mate
Yourself and Kerry do the best videos! Inspiring to watch. I want to take up spear fishing after watching your videos. Awesome work!
Boss Man chur
need some more of these man.
Cracking trip mate, awesome footage and edit - well done. Loving it
Moose Adventures 🍻
This is a great video thanks so much . It’s paradise !! your lucky blokes
Great vid mate was very pleasant viewing. That looked like a great trip cheers!
Sailing Popao - Underwater Ally Adventures glad ya liked it 🍻
Fark! What an awesome vid!!!
Cheers mate
Looks awesome. I could see those islands from the lighthouse and wondered how gd the fishing would be
Awesome video again mate! How big do you reckon the first kingy you shot was?
I dunno man IMHO in the 40s somewhere... It genuinely looked a lot bigger than the one I landed and the large fish that were hanging around on day 2.
Sweet trip mate!!!
Enjoyed every minute! 🤙
Spearfishing Life cheers mate
Epic footage.
Ben Currey cheers Ben
this channel deserves more subscribers
The kingfish probably came out so well smoked was because it had a high oil content. Smoking it was most likely the best choice. Great filming, thanks to everyone for sharing the experience.
lasker31 cheers mate, yep i smoke a lot of kingies but haven’t had that nice stringy connective tissue before. I think the age of the fish helped. You’re right about smoking I only generally sashimi and smoke them.
Always stoked to see you've uploaded, awesome video mate!
cheers mate
Very nice video guys!!!
Beautiful sea life
Such sick footage ,always so inspiring and entertaining!!!!
Whistles. Colour correction on point. Now I know how hard it is. Tight production mate!
Slow Diver big edit
Honestly one of my favourite vids this year thank you can’t wait for the next ones
Cheers
Great episode
Hi Luke, many thanks for the video, appreciate the work you put into it. I was wondering if having a solid plastic float, attached to the gun would help landing that kingi? I'm a petite lady-diver. I always drag a solid buoy with a flag attached to my gun. Thank you!
Hey I can answer questions a bit more in depth on luke_likes_ledges on Instagram. I’m a bit confused as to what you mean. Kingfish often don’t get to flight to the float because the bottom or reef is often closer than the length of the line etc.
Been watching some New Zealand diving stuff and been thinking is there often great whites that show up in there?.
Great video nice and chill 👍
First time watching your vids...From San Diego California and we go for "yellowtail" here which are exactly the same as your "kingfish" except your kingfish get 4 times as big! It's very impressive to see them reach that size, the one you stuck in the head was smaller? Incredible.
Dog Dude Drone nice mate we do add yellowtail to the front of the name kingfish here. Yeah up at the 3 kings they are very big, common costal fish here are usually 10-15kg. Do you guys have the big abalone?
@@AquaticRehabSpearfishing We have decent sized abalone but the season is closed for another year or two...Too many people harvesting.
Mean video man. Feeling the burn for you on the big donkey pulling off. Epic trip.
PM Outdoors and Reviews haha yep in my top 5 traumatic fish losses
Where did you get that kingie smoked? Just a friend or a company doing that for you? Awesome content by the way. Thanks mate.
Hey guys. Really nice film. I learned to spear fish in the Caribbean year’s ago and its really cool to watch you doing it in such an truly epic location. Cant wait for more of the same. Peace and one love 🤙🏼
Fickle Phunk cheers mate
loved it, great video
Epic stuff man! Awesome watch!
Dripping Wet Pictures cheers bro
Stay safe mate, Loved the video. Kingies fight sooo dirty, they have turned me into a tea bag so many times, your need good spears with fish that size. Loved the video, you are helping a lot of self isolating peeps hey with content like yours! Stay safe!
dstick1 yeah ironic drop a fish on the 7.5mm double flopper and land one on the 6.5mm single flopper haha- obviously placement made all the difference. Cheers
Great content. This is what dreams are made of! Keep it up
epic. can't wait to move home to nz next month and get into some kingies.
Good job
That's some pristine water there
Dude. . .frikn A-MAZING!!!! Crazy footage mad action and NICE head shot lol. Keep up the incredible work. Liked & subscribed
Hey!! Just wondering, why don't you guys use slip tips instead of the normal flopper? Seems like the slip tip is a way better way to go. Thanks for the vid! cheers
Ben Schlesier slip tips are good for landing big fish but not great for accuracy and also just add a layer of complexity being mechanical. Mostly in this video I am hunting reef fish and same with my local hunting spots and slip tips are no good for that compared to floppers because often I pass through snapper and hit rocks etc. They are not commonly used here but defiantly would be welcome if purely targeting big kings which I never really do.
Aquatic Rehab Spearfishing Awesome, thanks for the information, it’s my dream to spearfish in NZ someday...
Saludos desde Ibiza 🇪🇸! Que sitios increíbles para disfrutar de la pesca submarina
Whole video was awesome! I really enjoyed watching it. :)
Wolf cheers mate
Primo bro 🤙 Another epic vlog and looked like a sick trip. Cool to now see it from all 3 perspectives!! Hit the kings last year on a charter, was a special place alright! Didn't do enough diving though for my liking so wanting to get up there again sometime now that I've got myself another boat. Cheers Luke!
Mad Fisho I can fill a seat remember. I say this to people often but get bugger all invites haha.
@@AquaticRehabSpearfishing I'll hold you to that mate! Was actually messaging you year before last and was going to get you out with us while we were over coro way but weather turned to shit! I'll flick you a message 👍
You ever bump into Great Whites off the north coast there?
Boondock Patrol not personally but so see the odd bit of boat footage sightings.
Very awesome very cool
We have a crap life here in NZ ;-). Brilliant video, thanks guys - I really felt like I was there too.
Paul cheers
Once you smoke it do you put it in the fridge or freezer ? If you can't eat it all
Fridge vac packed lasts 2 week
What are the ligistics of such a trip. Where did you launch, refuel etc?
Hi, no refuelling. Launched houhora.
Love Kerry flowers vids..great vids too bruv
Anneke Phillimore hes a good bugger
Awesome video, great footage 🔥🔥🔥
You are THA MAN brother!
Nice Kingy on the 90cm gun and against the current on the way back.... some hard yards there.
Blackfish46 yeah man I was on the limiter
loving the vibe bro. all the way from Trinidad
Epic mate!
Thanks Luke - learning heaps from these🙏👍
S Davies cheers
Fkn awesome video mate enjoyed it heaps
Awesome Boyz
Hey buddy what kind of boat is that ?
Hey Luke ,that was a great trip to the Kings. I was surprised at the absence of sharks.Any reason for that ? You were shooting some big kingis there.
I never made it to the Kings ....but there's nothing wrong with Gt Barrier or Bay of Islands diving ,I reckon. Oh to be 30 yrs old once again !
Cold water up there so don’t think the bronzies are into it as much as where I usually spear. Saw a 7 giller.
Epic trip bro love the footage and all the mahi you put into ur vids chur
Great video as usual. That first one was a monster for sure! Keep these coming Luke)
Love these videos man. Awesome work.
Really enjoyed this vid!!
Great work!!
Botany Bay Fishing cheers
Good work mate. Loving the vlogs and Vimeo vids 🤙🏼
Cheers
Nice bro..love your work
What an awesome trip and vid Luke! I am jealous, out of the water for a couple of months :-(
martinwajda hey mate I saw ya broke the leg? We can’t dive or hunt for 4 weeks either full home lockdown
@@AquaticRehabSpearfishing That sucks, but at least your healthy
Man, looks so much like Catalina California! Y'all prefer thin whippy spear shaft of heavy for kingys?
stoneman006 most run shafts around 7mm, I shot the big fish with 7.5mm double flopper and the reel gun had a thin 6.5mm shaft on it. I prefer more small accurate manoeuvrable guns.
Epic vid as always! Been hanging out for this one for a while!
Aidan Clarke cheers
What a haul gents 👍👍👍
Epic. On my list, might be a push in the Stabi 389!
Gumboot Guiding - Wellington yeah mate but a lot of good places to hunt coastal up north
quality video man! Keep it up, always stoked whenever you upload
Ole sørensen cheers mate
How long can you stay under water without taking a breath ? nice video !
sick vid bro keep it up, quality of your vids are amazing
Amazing video......🖒🖒🖒
Why you're not selling merch on a website?
What do you do with soooo much meat? Great vid
The meat I took home was the abalone (paua), both fillets off the kingfish and a couple of small reef fish. I did the paua over 2 weeks and smoked the entire kingfish and vac packed it. This is subsistence spearing and with a family of four it actually didn't go as far as I thought it would.
sick video man
Good stuff mate. Realy enjoyed it.
Great vid, love a good adventure!
That king fish was like shoot me I dare you
Sick video man 🔥
AMAZING man!!! great filming, but better kingy :)
What an incredible vid man!
Jarod Beck cheers
best spearfishing videos 🔥
Always stoked to see your uploads pop up 🤙 Vlog contents mean bro
Awesome channel dude
Harry Forgesson cheers
Love it bro.
Hey bro do you know if we allowed to fish and dive during lockdown?
Dee Dubb a lot of mixed reports. Apparently coastguard in NZ do not want people going out while resources are limited. I’m worried about not being able to travel to go get a deer.
Not good news stay safe bro
Oi bummer here as well in South Africa perfect fishing day and not a soul on the beach or in the water cause of this virus thing ..fish are walking on the water arg!!!
Stay safe awesome footage to watch
Awesome video, you always produce mean content.
Looks like that Aussie reel on your 90?!
SUPERB!
Can u please tell me the song played in the end of the video
hey mate, where abouts did you launch? looking at planning a 3 kings trip soon.
Houhora, let me know if you need another spearo.
Insane vid man !