Floridian surfer here. The hardest thing about surfing is learning to let go of the fear of what's definitely below you. Been doing it since I was 8-9, 40 now. Even now, I will sometimes get an unescapable eerie feeling while I'm paddling out, dark and calm water, 15-20 feet deep below me. You know they're there.
I live 5 minutes from the Ocean in Florida and would love to surf, but that eerie feeling is a deal killer. I'll never overcome it and won't fully enjoy the surf.
😂😂😂 I get that eerie feeling just walking into the ocean --- chest high water in the ocean and paranoid as hell just playing in the surf - where they also are lmfaooo I couldn't imagine going 40 more feet where they definitely definitely are --- san fransico Monterrey bay we have white sharks 🦈-.. I'm good
I learned to Scuba dive as a FU to my step father, who when I was a kid, he took extreme pleasure in trying to throw into the deepest part of the pools and oceans just to watch me drown because he thought it was hilarious that a city kid didn't know how to swim. As this video shows those Sharks are down there. Young Great Whites feed on fish and hunt for them near the Surf but it's the Tiger sharks and Bull sharks that are lurking beneath those deeper waters, under the waves. Even today I still keep an eye out for them, even when I am walking along the surf.l😅
That fish staring into the camera cracked me up. Thanks for sharing this incredible video! And also thank you for not setting it to music or filling the silence with unnecessary talking. Made it a more immersive (haha) watch.
@@jonnathanb118 Seriously ? Not all pollutants are solids for a start , and secondly, the authorities don't test water quality and then downgrade it's good quality on the assumption that the pollutants probably just moved further down the beach..
@@jonnathanb118 I mean you're kind of right especially with Florida having the Gulf Stream but most Floridians try to keep the waters clean. We love our beaches, wildlife and waters.
This is incredible. Coming from someone in the UK, it is amazing to see something that isn't a perch, bass, trout, puddle of oil, shopping cart, old boot.... what amazing wildlife. Still a massive nope fest from me. Ill just admire from afar 😂😅
Marine life is incredible in all senses. Anyone with a thick wallet and decent intelligence, I recommend investing in a reef aquarium. Endless joys will await you in that hobby. I’ve dedicated my life to it personally.
I am a scuba diver and I also use a GoPro underwater man and I highly recommend getting an underwater case for your camera. The quality of your footage will improve 1000x because if the water is in direct contact with the lens quality drops significantly and it loses focus slightly. The case provides an air pocket between the water and the lens which does the job. I was just diving and the footage was as clear as on the surface with the case. Although as a content creator myself I can see why you wouldn't do it because the blur & worse quality adds a more ominous effect
'Okaloosa Island' is an area on 'Santa Rosa Island', Florida. An 875-acre parcel of Santa Rosa Island with 3 miles of Gulf frontage. ~ Amazing video - Thank You again! Great videos. I served in the US Army as an Officer and for a few years I flew helicopters in to various bases around Florida. Visited here a few times. Brings back memories! Well Done - Be Safe out there folks. ~ Peace & Health to Us All.
Santa Rosa Island is nearly 70 miles long and less than a mile wide. It runs west to east from Ft. Pickens/Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, “Okaloosa Island,” Destin with Gulf Islands National Seashore areas as well.
@@GregSB1 Yes and the video is about 'Okaloosa Island Pier'. I used to fly in to Pensacola NAS and run around all over the area: Pen, Pen Beach, Destin, Ft. Walton. Amazing place, beautiful. ~ Peace & Health
I don't know how I came to be watching this as someone who has never once fished and who lives almost 5000 miles away in the UK, but this is amazing footage. :) So clear and so much variety of marine life in one spot. Beautiful tiger sharks and the little fish right up in the lens made me laugh. I imagine the underside of our piers in the UK to be much more dark and dank - maybe one day I'll drop a gopro in to find out. 😂 I am lucky enough to live only a short walk from the beach.
Lots of bull sharks and jelly’s in that part of Florida but gators in every fresh water pond, river and creek. Southern Florida does have a growing population of American Croc though not nearly and aggressive as the salty
When looking for a beachfront hotel, I NEVER book one anywhere near a fishing pier for this very reason. Those piers are underwater feeding troughs for everything within a several mile radius.
Amazing to see such vibrant, abundant sea life under that pier. Some of those shots are really fantastic. I suspect those sharks kept coming in toward the camera because they could sense its electromagnetic field. Never would've guessed there were so many down there, much less tigers. Bulls, yes. But tigers? Awesome to see. Thanks for sharing this.
Seeing how many chunky tiger sharks live there it means the ecosystem on that peer is booming. Beautiful to see 😍 people usually complain when theres a lot of sharks somewhere but they fail to understand that it means the ecosystem is very healthy which isn’t as common as it used to be. I hope we keep it that way
I could watch these GoPro pier drop videos all day... grew up fishing in PA, the species here aren't nearly as exciting as what can be found in FL. Great shots of the tiger sharks, too, gorgeous creatures. Thanks for another great video!
By in my younger years I was a lifeguard just a few thousand yards from this pier. Thank you for the footage of this beautiful paradise and for confirming what I suspected - f'ing sharks everywhere!
I’m not sure if you know, but on the chance that you don’t, there’s actually a number of piers who do! It’s been a while since I’ve watched so I don’t know which ones, but if you search on youtube you should find them! ❤
@@BotsWeekendCovers no problem! I just did a quick search myself to double check and “underwater peir cam” only pulled up a few for me. adding the word “live” or “livestream” pulls up a way more 👍
Beautiful natural footage of the ocean and it's inhabitants. I grew up around the ocean and it is an amazing adventure every day you get to see new things
Back in the 80's I spent many years night surfing below the Okaloosa Island pier. The lights from the pier lit up the ocean and incoming sets. One night I had a 6 foot hammerhead swim past my leg and I decided it was best to end that night of surfing.
I used to swim in the ocean a lot and would go out pretty far. The day a shark swam into me was the last day. Haven't been in the ocean since, lol. No idea what it was, however, it was a good 7-9 feet. Longer than I am tall and I am 6'4". I would swim under the pier too.... Just not worth the risk for me now that I have kids. Sharks are incredible creatures though. I would like to go scuba diving sometime. If I am down there myself and able to see I will be good. Now knowing is another thing though. Have no clue until it's right there.
@@Bastikovski99 I am assuming you are asking where I was when had my fun time with the shark. Popham Beach in Maine, There is an awesome Fort there as well. Apparently Great Whites have been spotted there since I stopped swimming, lmao. Definitely not going back. Not surprised though considering you would see Dolphins occasionally. Whatever it was it was not a White... I have no clue. There are quite a few species that come by here in Maine. Spend enough time in the water it's gonna happen. I also had several close encounters while swimming North Carolina beaches, Mostly near Morehead. While I was active duty at Cherry Point MCAS we went swimming every weekend. Kind of miss it, but only a little.
@@Bastikovski99 I think we have around 8 species here. Yeah too cold for a Tiger shark, however, I guess the Sand Tiger does come up this way. I was more worried about Tigers and Bullsharks while swimming in North Carolina/Florida. Now that I know Great whites love it up here I am quite hesitant... Not likely of course but those things can be absolute units and I am all set. Cheers
@@Shattered_Instance I think I’d worry the most about Bull Sharks. I know they say Great Whites kill the most, but Bull Sharks are probably the most aggressive. Plus, a Great White will bite you in half, but a Bull Shark will take a bunch of little bites. I used to live on Long Island before I moved upstate. I went fishing with my father and some of his coworkers one summer on a Montauk charter. We were supposed to go for Tuna, but the boat had some issue, so we ended up going on a shark boat instead. Long story short, we caught a 12’ Thresher Shark. Half of that length almost is tail. 318 lbs. We just missed the Monster Tournament. It would have won the exotic species category and we could have won a bunch of money. But either way, it tasted really good.
It’s crazy to think how close we have been to sharks this size just off from the beach, without even knowing. We go to OKI every summer whilst in Destin, the gulf is such a beautiful place.
I remember I used to go out deep into the ocean when I was younger to where I was floating a little with my feet off the ground. I had no idea sharks were even by me. I was so foolish. SMH. God really saved me. Whew.
given how abundant the buffet is at that table I'm sure the sharks don't need to go looking anywhere else for their food....those people are probably very safe. The fact the area has had zero fatal shark attacks, and only 3 or 4 attacks in general in its history probably proves that point :)
There was a study here just recently surveying great white sharks off the coast of California. They found that swimmers and surfers at California beaches were sharing the water with 6 - 10 foot great whites about 90% of the time, mostly without the swimmers/surfers ever knowing. The researchers observed the sharks occasionally following humans a little ways, but they didn't see aggressive or predatory behavior. It turns out that for the most part, sharks are mildly curious about us, and they'll come over to see what we're doing, but it's exceptionally rare for them to take much interest in us beyond that, and we really don't resemble food to them.
@@inefektalso makes a really good point here. If we aren't depleting their food sources, sharks and humans can generally share space without having dangerous interactions. Some of the best fishermen I've known throughout my life have also been the staunchest conservationists I've ever met. If the ocean feeds you, take care of it, and that'll make it a lot less likely to eat you, too.
One of the best days I've ever had at these beaches was the day my husband and I swam and filmed swimming through thick schools of bait fish. In hindsight, probably not the best idea. I had no idea there were so many tiger sharks. Tiger sharks will eat anything and everything so I have no doubt, that bump, was exploratory to see if it was food! Just found your channel a couple of days ago. Love the Go Pro drops.
I have swam under the pier in Panama City Beach and kicked a shark by accident one time. It was chasing bait fish and I was scared! Now I am really thankful that I made it out alive.
Those Tiger sharks are a bit more than I’d want to deal with. I’m not sure how aggressive they are but they look big enough to take a chunk out of you.
Their skin isn’t reflective scales like most fish. The denticles that make up their skin create a non reflective, sandpaper-like “finish” to their skin. Good camouflage. Built for stealth.
Its been 2 years since we fished off that pier and it was crazy that day with sharks everywhere. Now I know why we kept losing bait...the massive small fish eating it. Great video
For those of you curious, the tiger shark is one of the top three most dangerous sharks. Only the great white kills more people than the tiger. Bull sharks are also dangerous
Absolutely beautiful. Second night in a row Ive watched one of your videos. Gorgeous marine life and awesome videos. Lifetime SUB for sure. Cheers from Langley BC
There are swimmers in the water about 300 yards from that pier 13:20 This is exactly why I gave up going into the water at ocean shores long ago. Fun video, well done.
Excellent video Brant. I was out here a few weeks ago during that week-long storm. Very few were catching fish off the pier, lots of rain... so it is great to see this time it was busy. Wow, people don't realize how many sharks are near the water. Right where you recorded this, they had about 4 guys surfing there when I was there. We saw a few beautiful sea turtles there too.
1030 Miracle Strip PKWY SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 The Island Pier, formerly known as the Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier is located just steps away from the stunning sugar-white beaches and the vibrant green waters of the Emerald Coast. Stretching out 1,262 feet into the Gulf of Mexico, The Island Pier provides breath taking views of magnificent sunrises and sunsets. Be sure to have your cameras at the ready to capture spectacular images of a variety of marine life including dolphins, sea turtles, herons, and pelicans that inhabit the sea and sky around the Pier. And, of course, don't forget the excitement of watching The Island Anglers reel in their catch - from Black Fin Tuna to the Mighty King Mackerel.
For your next video, bring a big screen TV with you and set up on the beach after getting this footage so everyone who is entering the water can see what's IN the water first 😂
I'm in Florida right now on vacation and I'm absolutely LOVING it, even though I'm fishing the Myakka and its canals and not getting much just seeing all the diversity in even the tributaries and such is a dream for me. Hope you could actually cover the Myakka in the future so I can get more knowledge on how to fish it but I have no clue the distance between where you are and North Port where I'm staying.
The Mayaka is hard to fish!!! Lol El Jobean is a good spot to start where it starts to flow into Charlotte harbor ... allot of water and hard to fish unless you spend the time
Wow, this is amazing to watch. I love sharks because they are so magestic and beautiful. I have a pier 5 minutes from my house and this makes me want to go buy a gopro amd do this but I dont think our water would be clear enough. Thanks for sharing. This was pretty cool.
Dude !!! that's awesome! I knew almost always "some small fish" were atracted ro the pier's pilings , but this is amazing!!! Love this video . Thanks for showing us what lurks below the surface in that pier .
Sharks are always near the piers .. always.. they know that easy meals are around the pier.. whether when a fisherman is reeling in a fish, or tossing guts into the water from cleaning fish, to throwing fish back… they KNOW it’s an easy meal opportunity. My local piers have sinks on them and the water drains into the ocean and slaps the top of the water… it is not uncommon to see 10-20 sharks right around that area.. so many people clean their fish in these spots.. they’re ready!!
Funny you say that same here around destin and that drain soon as stuff hits water, from bait fish to sharks ready to clean up once we were out on the pier and the bite was on but sharks were heavy also buddy decided to bring about 7 ft sand bar and cleaned it right there soon as that body of that shark hit water the sharks tore into it ! Frenzy on top
Just make sure the banded rudderfish is 14”-22” long they have a slot limit. But they’re very good on the grill. I’ve caught them at that pier early in the morning. The bigger ones tend to run in around first light. Usually a small blue runner works really well. Also you might get into the northern mackerel at that time as well. Good eating as well.
I live in NYC and the rudders would sometimes show up during the fall snapper run -- incredible fighters would bust my 6lb test but got some up and the fillets were some of the best fish I've ever eaten
@@mustluvkatina the last world record Tiger shark was caught in Australia in 2004. In 1964, the world record was caught off of the Cherry Grove Pier in SC. I have actually fished off of that pier.
That was fantastic! I can’t believe I just saw it! Get that sniff/snort out of there at around 3-4 minutes. Thanks for entertaining a 63 year old disabled fisherman! Vince
I can't tell you how many times I've been swimming in the Pensacola/ Destin area since i was a child. I'm glad i didn't realize what was down there. Those sandbars can't keep out all the nopefish. 😂😅
Great footage. We used to swim quite far past the piers along Mornington peninsula. One day we were about 600 metres off shore well past the pier, no-one else on the beach nor in the water (which was about four times our height in depth)... and the Shark Alarm went off. We have never swum so fast or hard in our lives (me, Dad and brother). I was shitting bricks the whole swim. None of us have ever been in water that far offshore nor that deep again. We found out later the lifeguards were all off duty as the beach was deserted but it just happened that one guy had stayed overnight in the crews lockers after a drinking sessiom the night before and happened to be there and sounded the alarm due to a sighting about fifty metres away from where we were (opposite side of the pier).
That's a wild story. I can't imagine the fear during that swim. When I was 13 my family went to San Francisco and swam in the ocean. Nobody else was going in the water, but we figured they were just lame. We saw several fins cresting the waves all around us and thought they were dolphins. On our way back to the car, we saw a sign that said not to swim due to recent shark sightings and that attacks had occurred in shallow water recently
@@jeepersmcgee3466 similar scenario then! Whats sometimes scarier is the memory of being out there and helpless and no knowing whats under you. It went from carefree to dark so quickly!
@@EarlyMist yup that's exactly the source of my thalassophobia. You don't know what's lurking just beyond your small field of view, and you're helpless against anything that decides you're food
@@jeepersmcgee3466 like a lot of people like yourself I have Thalassaphobia. And like yours its pretty clear where mine stems from. Its interesting that my dear departed Nanna had SEVERE Thalassaphobia, and she had never once stepped a single stride into the ocean past her ankles. I think the condition could come from a fear brought on by an intense physical experience, like ours, or a complete lack of experience, like my Nannas. She was afraid of the unkown and thus never stepped into it. I was relatively unaware and unafraid of the unkown, and became VERY aware of it and VERY afraid...but only AFTER stepping into the unkown and learning a healthy dose reality while in it, developing a very real fear and phobia in the process.
@@EarlyMist In Queensland, Australia, there are a lot of man made canals that open out into the sea. And if there isn't a netted enclosure to keep the sharks out, NO ONE would even put their feet in the water ankle deep in the canal. BIG Sharks have OFTEN surged right into a foot of water, or shallower, and snatched dogs and occasionally people. I was about 200 meters down the beach from a girl who stepped into water not even knee deep on her, to grab the bow of a boat, and she was INSTANTLY snatched off her feet and torn in half right there beside the boat, by half a dozen sharks. They recovered half of her body, and WHILE they were doing it, two REALLY big sharks were fighting over some part of her and spraying the people with foam.
Born and raised here and been swimming and surfing in these waters for 55 years. Never had a shark scare. 🦈 as a kid it didn’t much cross my mind but now, yeah kind of freaks me out! 🫣
Jamjam sharks swim in fresh-saltwater mix, on beaches they do not bite if there s no freshwater in near 50% of bites come from fighting hunted fish vs hungry shark by spearing, another 25% from hunting and toching them as pets
@@jfloyo11 Hammerheads have no interest whatsoever in humans. They may be large sharks, but they’re probably the safest large shark that isn’t a filter feeder like a basking or whale shark to be in the water with. Compared to the others there have only ever been 16 recorded attacks by them in history. Compared to the close to the 300 something great white attacks, and the 200 something bull and 200 something tiger shark attacks over just the last year.
Brant, I always look forward to your great videos, both the Go-Pro ones and the fishing ones. I grew up in PNS and now live in NYC (ugh!). Watching you live the dream life on the Emerald Coast is so much fun. Thanks for bringing joy to someone stuck in hell. 😂
Do you have any IDEA how many times I have jumped off of piers, inlets in Boynton, Sebastian, Hillsboro, Lauderdale, Key West? I am AMAZED that I am still alive, and have all my limbs!! Chilly
Awesome video. Those are perfect shark conditions. Murky water, almost no visibility. With Tigers around it’s so cool but dangerous at the same time lol.
@@sarahthebeach Yeah using a gopro with no case creates that effect. I was scuba diving recently in the Red Sea with 100ft visibility and had footage from gopro with and without an underwater case. The footage without the underwater case made it seem like there was very little visibility and had a similar out-of-focus effect. With the case on the other hand it was exactly like I saw things through my goggles with great clarity.
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Floridian surfer here. The hardest thing about surfing is learning to let go of the fear of what's definitely below you. Been doing it since I was 8-9, 40 now. Even now, I will sometimes get an unescapable eerie feeling while I'm paddling out, dark and calm water, 15-20 feet deep below me. You know they're there.
You’re crazy
I live 5 minutes from the Ocean in Florida and would love to surf, but that eerie feeling is a deal killer. I'll never overcome it and won't fully enjoy the surf.
More power to you. I hope you stay safe and you can ride all the waves ill pass up on by staying on my couch for this one 😅
😂😂😂 I get that eerie feeling just walking into the ocean --- chest high water in the ocean and paranoid as hell just playing in the surf - where they also are lmfaooo I couldn't imagine going 40 more feet where they definitely definitely are --- san fransico Monterrey bay we have white sharks 🦈-.. I'm good
I learned to Scuba dive as a FU to my step father, who when I was a kid, he took extreme pleasure in trying to throw into the deepest part of the pools and oceans just to watch me drown because he thought it was hilarious that a city kid didn't know how to swim.
As this video shows those Sharks are down there. Young Great Whites feed on fish and hunt for them near the Surf but it's the Tiger sharks and Bull sharks that are lurking beneath those deeper waters, under the waves. Even today I still keep an eye out for them, even when I am walking along the surf.l😅
That fish staring into the camera cracked me up. Thanks for sharing this incredible video! And also thank you for not setting it to music or filling the silence with unnecessary talking. Made it a more immersive (haha) watch.
Agree 100% I really don't like music with sea life or wildlife vids
It's great to see so many healthy schools of fish and sharks living in what looks like unpolluted clear waters. Long may that last.
@@milesjohnson5487 Ya, clear. Did I stutter 😒
welll its a pier and the ocean is full of moving water so... even if one did drop trash off the pier it would move.
@@jonnathanb118 Seriously ? Not all pollutants are solids for a start , and secondly, the authorities don't test water quality and then downgrade it's good quality on the assumption that the pollutants probably just moved further down the beach..
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@@jonnathanb118 I mean you're kind of right especially with Florida having the Gulf Stream but most Floridians try to keep the waters clean. We love our beaches, wildlife and waters.
This is incredible. Coming from someone in the UK, it is amazing to see something that isn't a perch, bass, trout, puddle of oil, shopping cart, old boot.... what amazing wildlife. Still a massive nope fest from me. Ill just admire from afar 😂😅
Dont forget the carp bream tench rudd pike zander cat fish ...
A shopping cart? How posh ! we only get trolleys!
Or raw sewage if you’re really lucky! ”Bangers and mash”.
Marine life is incredible in all senses. Anyone with a thick wallet and decent intelligence, I recommend investing in a reef aquarium. Endless joys will await you in that hobby. I’ve dedicated my life to it personally.
How about a three pound black ribbed knobler? Lister would be proud!
I am a scuba diver and I also use a GoPro underwater man and I highly recommend getting an underwater case for your camera. The quality of your footage will improve 1000x because if the water is in direct contact with the lens quality drops significantly and it loses focus slightly. The case provides an air pocket between the water and the lens which does the job. I was just diving and the footage was as clear as on the surface with the case. Although as a content creator myself I can see why you wouldn't do it because the blur & worse quality adds a more ominous effect
What kind of go pro do you recommend?
How do you keep the camera from spinning?
@@reneebeacom308The Pro 2 3 1 5000 of course
@@trvman1 he has it on a rope so its gonna keep spinning
@@reneebeacom308underwater gopro I'd buy
These camera shots were absolutely spectacular. The bio mass of life under this pier is breathtaking. Awesome work.
it's amazing how good of shots you can get by just dangling a camera off a string. No fancy angles or techniques, just a camera on a string.
When there is beauty in every direction, you don't have to frame the shot! 😁
@cbpd89 that's a good way of putting it.
'Okaloosa Island' is an area on 'Santa Rosa Island', Florida. An 875-acre parcel of Santa Rosa Island with 3 miles of Gulf frontage. ~ Amazing video - Thank You again! Great videos. I served in the US Army as an Officer and for a few years I flew helicopters in to various bases around Florida. Visited here a few times. Brings back memories! Well Done - Be Safe out there folks. ~ Peace & Health to Us All.
Thankyou I was trying to find a comment that explains where this is. Appreciate it!
Me too thanks a lot
Thank you for your service. I appreciate all of the sacrifices you and your family made to keep this country free. Thank you and God bless.
Santa Rosa Island is nearly 70 miles long and less than a mile wide. It runs west to east from Ft. Pickens/Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, “Okaloosa Island,” Destin with Gulf Islands National Seashore areas as well.
@@GregSB1 Yes and the video is about 'Okaloosa Island Pier'. I used to fly in to Pensacola NAS and run around all over the area: Pen, Pen Beach, Destin, Ft. Walton. Amazing place, beautiful. ~ Peace & Health
I don't know how I came to be watching this as someone who has never once fished and who lives almost 5000 miles away in the UK, but this is amazing footage. :) So clear and so much variety of marine life in one spot. Beautiful tiger sharks and the little fish right up in the lens made me laugh. I imagine the underside of our piers in the UK to be much more dark and dank - maybe one day I'll drop a gopro in to find out. 😂 I am lucky enough to live only a short walk from the beach.
As someone who has jumped off of piers in my younger days... dang was I lucky!! Beautiful videos. Thank you.
What piers did you jump? I used to jump them all the time also
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@@rhuttrho88 I have 65 foot climbs on trees vertical to jumps in the Delaware. It’s on RUclips somewhere deep
It’s a nurse shark lol
Same here! Commercial pier in Ft. Lauderdale! I was 12 and got in huge trouble!
I think the Northern territories in Australia would be more dangerous.
Add saltwater crocodiles and deadly jellyfish to tiger and bullsharks
QLD, WA and NT.
Lots of bull sharks and jelly’s in that part of Florida but gators in every fresh water pond, river and creek. Southern Florida does have a growing population of American Croc though not nearly and aggressive as the salty
Note to self: Never, EVER swim at this pier.
Right on !!!
Nor wade out waist deep and fish. 😳
When looking for a beachfront hotel, I NEVER book one anywhere near a fishing pier for this very reason. Those piers are underwater feeding troughs for everything within a several mile radius.
I will be doing the same thing lol. Yikes!!! Scary
I am Florida's toughest swimmer I swam all the way around that peer Many times
It never fails to amaze me at how many people I see at the beach swimming by piers.
I've snorkelled under piers a lot because that's where all the fish hang out 😂 Luckily the only shark I came face to face with was a reef shark
I noticed the little holes in the pier pillars. Have you ever seen anything darting in and out of there?
@@ruffianoo Ive seen the holes also but never seen anything or really thought about it. Now i do
@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist2There are infinite ways of reaching enlightenment not just through one thing stop contradicting your humanity.
@@VanLupenDitto.
Amazing to see such vibrant, abundant sea life under that pier. Some of those shots are really fantastic. I suspect those sharks kept coming in toward the camera because they could sense its electromagnetic field. Never would've guessed there were so many down there, much less tigers. Bulls, yes. But tigers? Awesome to see. Thanks for sharing this.
Seeing how many chunky tiger sharks live there it means the ecosystem on that peer is booming. Beautiful to see 😍 people usually complain when theres a lot of sharks somewhere but they fail to understand that it means the ecosystem is very healthy which isn’t as common as it used to be. I hope we keep it that way
It’s surprisingly clearer than I had initially expected! Beautiful clear blue waters with white porcelain sand. A stunning video !
This is the panhandle/gulf side of Florida. It’s known for its crystal clear water and white sand! It’s beautiful
This beach is beautiful. We visit every year. Love this pier too. The emerald coast is gorgeous. Emerald, clear water and squeaky white sand❤
I could watch these GoPro pier drop videos all day... grew up fishing in PA, the species here aren't nearly as exciting as what can be found in FL. Great shots of the tiger sharks, too, gorgeous creatures. Thanks for another great video!
I'm from pa myself
I've heard that sharks bump to check things out. I'm glad none of them thought your camera seemed worth a test bite. Great footage!!
The one thing I don't get sick of is the abundance of different life on this earth. It just feels good.
matthewensign9683 How did all that life come about, Evolution or Creation?
@@JimofTheLionKingslightning striking the ancient oceans causing element and protein to for creating the very first cells
How does it feel? Can you describe it ?
@@JimofTheLionKings Source of life = unknown
Evolution = how/why species' diversified
Creation = stupid nonsense
@@c.fyffe0😂😂😂😂😂sure pal
Banded rudder fish was very cool. Also, can't believe there were so many sharks! Great footage, stayed glued to the screen. Awesome footage.
By in my younger years I was a lifeguard just a few thousand yards from this pier. Thank you for the footage of this beautiful paradise and for confirming what I suspected - f'ing sharks everywhere!
These piers should post underwater cameras for our entertainment as well as income!!! Great video man!
I’m not sure if you know, but on the chance that you don’t, there’s actually a number of piers who do! It’s been a while since I’ve watched so I don’t know which ones, but if you search on youtube you should find them! ❤
@@caroliner.9388 Thank you 👍
@@BotsWeekendCovers no problem! I just did a quick search myself to double check and “underwater peir cam” only pulled up a few for me. adding the word “live” or “livestream” pulls up a way more 👍
@@caroliner.9388 That was awful nice of you, thank you :)
Born and raised here but even I am enjoying watching these underwater videos. Relaxing and amazing at the amount of sharks 🦈
Beautiful natural footage of the ocean and it's inhabitants. I grew up around the ocean and it is an amazing adventure every day you get to see new things
Technically, it’s the Gulf of Mexico and not the ocean. I grew up surfing and fishing off this pier, it’s a beautiful part of the state!
Back in the 80's I spent many years night surfing below the Okaloosa Island pier. The lights from the pier lit up the ocean and incoming sets. One night I had a 6 foot hammerhead swim past my leg and I decided it was best to end that night of surfing.
Me and an old friend were circled by a 16ft Great White near Santa Cruz in March of 2003. I was 19. Never really surfed after that.
@@MickeyPenn I saw a basking shark near the Channel Islands this past summer
I know surfers love surfing near piers. I guess it creates a better wave but seeing those tigers would make a person think twice. Thanks for sharing!
They are always out by that pier when it’s storming but not lightening bc the waves are bigger. I go to Oakloosa island several times a year.
Thanks for that.. good to see just random everyday underwater scenes rather than designer stuff
I used to swim in the ocean a lot and would go out pretty far. The day a shark swam into me was the last day. Haven't been in the ocean since, lol. No idea what it was, however, it was a good 7-9 feet. Longer than I am tall and I am 6'4". I would swim under the pier too.... Just not worth the risk for me now that I have kids. Sharks are incredible creatures though. I would like to go scuba diving sometime. If I am down there myself and able to see I will be good. Now knowing is another thing though. Have no clue until it's right there.
Where were you?
@@Bastikovski99 I am assuming you are asking where I was when had my fun time with the shark. Popham Beach in Maine, There is an awesome Fort there as well. Apparently Great Whites have been spotted there since I stopped swimming, lmao. Definitely not going back. Not surprised though considering you would see Dolphins occasionally. Whatever it was it was not a White... I have no clue. There are quite a few species that come by here in Maine.
Spend enough time in the water it's gonna happen. I also had several close encounters while swimming North Carolina beaches, Mostly near Morehead. While I was active duty at Cherry Point MCAS we went swimming every weekend. Kind of miss it, but only a little.
@@Shattered_Instance Yeah. I’ve only been to Maine once. All I know is it wasn’t a Tiger bc they prefer warm water.
@@Bastikovski99 I think we have around 8 species here. Yeah too cold for a Tiger shark, however, I guess the Sand Tiger does come up this way. I was more worried about Tigers and Bullsharks while swimming in North Carolina/Florida. Now that I know Great whites love it up here I am quite hesitant... Not likely of course but those things can be absolute units and I am all set.
Cheers
@@Shattered_Instance I think I’d worry the most about Bull Sharks. I know they say Great Whites kill the most, but Bull Sharks are probably the most aggressive. Plus, a Great White will bite you in half, but a Bull Shark will take a bunch of little bites.
I used to live on Long Island before I moved upstate. I went fishing with my father and some of his coworkers one summer on a Montauk charter. We were supposed to go for Tuna, but the boat had some issue, so we ended up going on a shark boat instead. Long story short, we caught a 12’ Thresher Shark. Half of that length almost is tail. 318 lbs. We just missed the Monster Tournament. It would have won the exotic species category and we could have won a bunch of money. But either way, it tasted really good.
It’s crazy to think how close we have been to sharks this size just off from the beach, without even knowing. We go to OKI every summer whilst in Destin, the gulf is such a beautiful place.
There's a reason why people say not to swim near piers.
Perfect demonstration of that reason.
I’ve swam under a pier… in lake Michigan
@@RealBrizzGot any pics?
Oh is there sharks there thought it was landlocked
@@dicaajr Long as it's got a river that leads into a lake, you could get some bull sharks in there I'd reckon.
@@sergeantassassin3425 yeah get some jaws shit lol
The amount of ppl swimming at the beach unaware of just how many tigers are nearby is scary 😮
I remember I used to go out deep into the ocean when I was younger to where I was floating a little with my feet off the ground. I had no idea sharks were even by me. I was so foolish. SMH. God really saved me. Whew.
@@ILOVEMUVA they say God saves fools and small children! It just wasn’t your time! 💕💕
given how abundant the buffet is at that table I'm sure the sharks don't need to go looking anywhere else for their food....those people are probably very safe. The fact the area has had zero fatal shark attacks, and only 3 or 4 attacks in general in its history probably proves that point :)
There was a study here just recently surveying great white sharks off the coast of California. They found that swimmers and surfers at California beaches were sharing the water with 6 - 10 foot great whites about 90% of the time, mostly without the swimmers/surfers ever knowing. The researchers observed the sharks occasionally following humans a little ways, but they didn't see aggressive or predatory behavior. It turns out that for the most part, sharks are mildly curious about us, and they'll come over to see what we're doing, but it's exceptionally rare for them to take much interest in us beyond that, and we really don't resemble food to them.
@@inefektalso makes a really good point here. If we aren't depleting their food sources, sharks and humans can generally share space without having dangerous interactions. Some of the best fishermen I've known throughout my life have also been the staunchest conservationists I've ever met. If the ocean feeds you, take care of it, and that'll make it a lot less likely to eat you, too.
One of the best days I've ever had at these beaches was the day my husband and I swam and filmed swimming through thick schools of bait fish. In hindsight, probably not the best idea. I had no idea there were so many tiger sharks. Tiger sharks will eat anything and everything so I have no doubt, that bump, was exploratory to see if it was food! Just found your channel a couple of days ago. Love the Go Pro drops.
I have swam under the pier in Panama City Beach and kicked a shark by accident one time. It was chasing bait fish and I was scared! Now I am really thankful that I made it out alive.
Yeah, probably not the best. Did you two have chum bathing suits?🤔
This is what I’ll compare all other underwater GoPro videos to. Amazing
Thought bull sharks were the only real threat there. Shocked to see so many tigers! Thanks for enlightening me!
@@slynn246 Okaloosa island near Destin, Florida.
This is one of the most amazingly relaxing videos I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing!!
I know right and along with his voice. I almost was lulled asleep lol
Those Tiger sharks are a bit more than I’d want to deal with. I’m not sure how aggressive they are but they look big enough to take a chunk out of you.
They can get spicy quick and they are fast
Very aggressive
Some of those tigers are for sure are 10+ feet and could be man-eaters
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i'm guessing you didn't hear about the Russian guy who was attacked and killed by a tiger shark in Egypt recently?
They are called tiger shark for a reason
So relaxing to watch. Thank you
It’s insane how quickly those large sharks disappear!
Stunning! What a wonderful thing to see so many species thriving!
Love the GoPro drops! Soooo much life beneath the surface ! Amazing! ❤️
It’s crazy how camouflaged the tiger sharks are until they’re right in front of u😮
U can see fish clearly everywhere but the sharks disappear
Their skin isn’t reflective scales like most fish.
The denticles that make up their skin create a non reflective, sandpaper-like “finish” to their skin.
Good camouflage. Built for stealth.
No wonder there's so many tiger sharks, look at the endless food supply!👍🦈
Your Fishing Equipment is amazing, Congratulations.
I Loved the Video!👍🎣😊
Remind me to never jump off a fishing pier or any other ocean based structure ever again.
Count your blessings hehe.
Again?
Amazing footage and your enthusiasm for these creatures is as much of a joy to hear as this is to watch
Hey, a bad day fishing is way better than a good day at work. I've done exactly what you done today. It's fun to just hook something.
Amen to that.
Its been 2 years since we fished off that pier and it was crazy that day with sharks everywhere. Now I know why we kept losing bait...the massive small fish eating it. Great video
Wow nice video. It’s amazing to see another view of this world. Thanks for posting!
Creepily,spookily,nightmarishly, Beautiful!! Lol Great footage!! Peace and much love to y'all all!! Be safe out there! 😁✌️❤️💯🙏
For those of you curious, the tiger shark is one of the top three most dangerous sharks. Only the great white kills more people than the tiger. Bull sharks are also dangerous
These are my 2 year old son’s favorite videos on RUclips 👍🏻
Keep it up!
That's a healthy nursery for offshore species. Great to see.
Absolutely beautiful. Second night in a row Ive watched one of your videos. Gorgeous marine life and awesome videos. Lifetime SUB for sure.
Cheers from Langley BC
There are swimmers in the water about 300 yards from that pier 13:20
This is exactly why I gave up going into the water at ocean shores long ago. Fun video, well done.
Love the Okaloosa area, and Fort Walton Beach! Great video❣️
I wonder how many drunk tourists have jumped in off the pier
I guess the punchline to that is, some, but none twice.
Think the question is, how many have come out that water intact.
Most likely a lot.
It's heartening to see the amount and diversity of the fish species there. I had never seen remora lie on the bottom like that before.
Excellent video Brant. I was out here a few weeks ago during that week-long storm. Very few were catching fish off the pier, lots of rain... so it is great to see this time it was busy. Wow, people don't realize how many sharks are near the water. Right where you recorded this, they had about 4 guys surfing there when I was there. We saw a few beautiful sea turtles there too.
Strange that nobody was catching anything while it was raining. 🤷♀️
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I could watch stuff like this all day ❤
At 5minutes--- "that fish was kinda funny" is an absolute understatement!!! That fish is top 10 of ocean comedians and deserves respect!!
For your next video, bring a big screen TV with you and set up on the beach after getting this footage so everyone who is entering the water can see what's IN the water first 😂
Nobody will see it , the "land sharks" would have stolen it by then...
😂😂😂
I'm in Florida right now on vacation and I'm absolutely LOVING it, even though I'm fishing the Myakka and its canals and not getting much just seeing all the diversity in even the tributaries and such is a dream for me. Hope you could actually cover the Myakka in the future so I can get more knowledge on how to fish it but I have no clue the distance between where you are and North Port where I'm staying.
Okaloosa Island is West of Destin in the panhandle.
The Mayaka is hard to fish!!! Lol El Jobean is a good spot to start where it starts to flow into Charlotte harbor ... allot of water and hard to fish unless you spend the time
Wow, this is amazing to watch. I love sharks because they are so magestic and beautiful. I have a pier 5 minutes from my house and this makes me want to go buy a gopro amd do this but I dont think our water would be clear enough. Thanks for sharing. This was pretty cool.
That dory moment at 4:55 was gold...
Dude !!! that's awesome! I knew almost always "some small fish" were atracted ro the pier's pilings , but this is amazing!!! Love this video . Thanks for showing us what lurks below the surface in that pier .
Sharks are always near the piers .. always.. they know that easy meals are around the pier.. whether when a fisherman is reeling in a fish, or tossing guts into the water from cleaning fish, to throwing fish back… they KNOW it’s an easy meal opportunity. My local piers have sinks on them and the water drains into the ocean and slaps the top of the water… it is not uncommon to see 10-20 sharks right around that area.. so many people clean their fish in these spots.. they’re ready!!
Funny you say that same here around destin and that drain soon as stuff hits water, from bait fish to sharks ready to clean up once we were out on the pier and the bite was on but sharks were heavy also buddy decided to bring about 7 ft sand bar and cleaned it right there soon as that body of that shark hit water the sharks tore into it ! Frenzy on top
I find it amazing that none of the fish seem at all disturbed by the sharks presence.
Just make sure the banded rudderfish is 14”-22” long they have a slot limit. But they’re very good on the grill. I’ve caught them at that pier early in the morning. The bigger ones tend to run in around first light. Usually a small blue runner works really well. Also you might get into the northern mackerel at that time as well. Good eating as well.
What go pro you using to be so waterproof??
I live in NYC and the rudders would sometimes show up during the fall snapper run -- incredible fighters would bust my 6lb test but got some up and the fillets were some of the best fish I've ever eaten
This has got to be one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. So cool 😊
The part I find the most terrifying is how easily those sharks were there one minute and gone the next.
That is really neat to see, and I am very glad I’m seeing this AFTER getting back from vacation where I swam close to a similar pier.
Me too. Makes me kind of happy for the rip currents that kept us out of the deep water😂
Great videos man! We will be in town in a few weeks! We love going to that pier and see everyone fish and all the marine life.
Man I didn't know so many Tiger Sharks will be hanging around piers. How cool is that? Excellent video Brant.
I believe the world record tiger shark was caught from a peir
@@mustluvkatinawhen you considered their eating habit It make more sense
@@mustluvkatina the last world record Tiger shark was caught in Australia in 2004. In 1964, the world record was caught off of the Cherry Grove Pier in SC. I have actually fished off of that pier.
@@williambenner701how large was it?
@@drdj262618ft 8 inches and weighed 3,500 lbs. This was the 2004 shark.
4:54 dorey from finding nemo if it was blue 💙 soo cute
It's a Filefish
This is one of my most favorite videos ever!! Thanks!
anyone see the tiger shark shadow in the water moving at 10:55-11:08. im about 90% sure thats what that was.
Was going to mention that as well
There were some in the very beginning as well
I've heard that sharks knock to look at things. I'm happy not even one of them thought your camera appeared to merit a test nibble. Incredible film!!
Love the “drop downs” Brant.
Hope the store is doin well.
wow that sand is like crystal white, and the water so blue. so pretty 🤩
That was fantastic! I can’t believe I just saw it! Get that sniff/snort out of there at around 3-4 minutes. Thanks for entertaining a 63 year old disabled fisherman! Vince
Man that sucks. Theres no way to even fish off the bank?
Dang, those people on the beach swimming out have no clue how easily a tiger shark could rip them to shreds.
So fascinating!🧡🙏🏻 And beautiful !!!
New fear unlocked.... falling off a pier!
Yes!!
I can't tell you how many times I've been swimming in the Pensacola/ Destin area since i was a child. I'm glad i didn't realize what was down there. Those sandbars can't keep out all the nopefish. 😂😅
Tbh some of the best footage i have ever seen. Thank you so much brother!!!
Great footage. We used to swim quite far past the piers along Mornington peninsula. One day we were about 600 metres off shore well past the pier, no-one else on the beach nor in the water (which was about four times our height in depth)... and the Shark Alarm went off.
We have never swum so fast or hard in our lives (me, Dad and brother). I was shitting bricks the whole swim. None of us have ever been in water that far offshore nor that deep again.
We found out later the lifeguards were all off duty as the beach was deserted but it just happened that one guy had stayed overnight in the crews lockers after a drinking sessiom the night before and happened to be there and sounded the alarm due to a sighting about fifty metres away from where we were (opposite side of the pier).
That's a wild story. I can't imagine the fear during that swim.
When I was 13 my family went to San Francisco and swam in the ocean. Nobody else was going in the water, but we figured they were just lame. We saw several fins cresting the waves all around us and thought they were dolphins. On our way back to the car, we saw a sign that said not to swim due to recent shark sightings and that attacks had occurred in shallow water recently
@@jeepersmcgee3466 similar scenario then! Whats sometimes scarier is the memory of being out there and helpless and no knowing whats under you. It went from carefree to dark so quickly!
@@EarlyMist yup that's exactly the source of my thalassophobia. You don't know what's lurking just beyond your small field of view, and you're helpless against anything that decides you're food
@@jeepersmcgee3466 like a lot of people like yourself I have Thalassaphobia. And like yours its pretty clear where mine stems from.
Its interesting that my dear departed Nanna had SEVERE Thalassaphobia, and she had never once stepped a single stride into the ocean past her ankles.
I think the condition could come from a fear brought on by an intense physical experience, like ours, or a complete lack of experience, like my Nannas. She was afraid of the unkown and thus never stepped into it. I was relatively unaware and unafraid of the unkown, and became VERY aware of it and VERY afraid...but only AFTER stepping into the unkown and learning a healthy dose reality while in it, developing a very real fear and phobia in the process.
@@EarlyMist In Queensland, Australia, there are a lot of man made canals that open out into the sea. And if there isn't a netted enclosure to keep the sharks out, NO ONE would even put their feet in the water ankle deep in the canal. BIG Sharks have OFTEN surged right into a foot of water, or shallower, and snatched dogs and occasionally people. I was about 200 meters down the beach from a girl who stepped into water not even knee deep on her, to grab the bow of a boat, and she was INSTANTLY snatched off her feet and torn in half right there beside the boat, by half a dozen sharks. They recovered half of her body, and WHILE they were doing it, two REALLY big sharks were fighting over some part of her and spraying the people with foam.
Born and raised here and been swimming and surfing in these waters for 55 years. Never had a shark scare. 🦈 as a kid it didn’t much cross my mind but now, yeah kind of freaks me out! 🫣
Jamjam sharks swim in fresh-saltwater mix, on beaches they do not bite if there s no freshwater in near
50% of bites come from fighting hunted fish vs hungry shark by spearing, another 25% from hunting and toching them as pets
😮 I always thought that much fish activity can only be found further out to the sea. I also didn't think sharks go to places that shallow.
A lot of shark attacks happen in shallow water.
sharks almost beach themselves all the time in Florida...about a week ago some hammerhead sharks followed swimmers up to the shoreline
@@jfloyo11 The hammerheads were hunting for rays and did "NOT" follow swimmers! That was the beauty of the footage/coverage!
@@christinah.7477 lol it doesnt matter what they were following and you dont know what they were doing unless you speak shark.
@@jfloyo11
Hammerheads have no interest whatsoever in humans. They may be large sharks, but they’re probably the safest large shark that isn’t a filter feeder like a basking or whale shark to be in the water with. Compared to the others there have only ever been 16 recorded attacks by them in history. Compared to the close to the 300 something great white attacks, and the 200 something bull and 200 something tiger shark attacks over just the last year.
Brant, I always look forward to your great videos, both the Go-Pro ones and the fishing ones. I grew up in PNS and now live in NYC (ugh!). Watching you live the dream life on the Emerald Coast is so much fun. Thanks for bringing joy to someone stuck in hell. 😂
Recently moved out of nyc. Sending you thoughts and prayers ✊
Not many places like this left. Stunning!
Amazing shots, beautiful with the lighting in some frames.
I’ve surfed and swam at that pier more times than I can count hahahaha. Good to know who I’ve been hanging around all these years :p
Do you have any IDEA how many times I have jumped off of piers, inlets in Boynton, Sebastian, Hillsboro, Lauderdale, Key West? I am AMAZED that I am still alive, and have all my limbs!! Chilly
Me too. Until all the go pro and drone footage started popping up...Skateboarding is so much more fun these days 😂
@@woodnbikes Yeah, better to get some road rash than chomped by a Giant Leviathan! I still do it anyways- Fuck 'em!
I now wanna buy a GoPro and do this at every fishing pier ever! 😅
And that is why i don't go in the water, I'm not about to be the bottom of the food chain. Amzing the size of those Tigers. Great vid!!
Wow I thoroughly enjoyed this video 🐠🐟🦈Thank you for sharing
I have never seen that many Tiger sharks in one location before. Astonishing. Dangerous AF as well.
Awesome video. Those are perfect shark conditions. Murky water, almost no visibility. With Tigers around it’s so cool but dangerous at the same time lol.
The water is actually crystal clear 90 percent of the time.
@@sarahthebeach Yeah using a gopro with no case creates that effect. I was scuba diving recently in the Red Sea with 100ft visibility and had footage from gopro with and without an underwater case. The footage without the underwater case made it seem like there was very little visibility and had a similar out-of-focus effect. With the case on the other hand it was exactly like I saw things through my goggles with great clarity.
The pier is such a beautiful place. Good to see that it's still steaming with life
Teeming
This was so awesome to watch. Thanks from Australia 🇦🇺🙋♀️👍✌⭐👏
Wow that is really cool to see that the water is so clean and the eco system is healthy so close to the shore. Great video!