Pole Spear Spearfishing Northern California's Mendocino Coast

Sam and Kirby pole spear spearfishing in Northern California. Depths were averaging between 30 and 50 feet. Water temperature was 47F. Many fish were seen, but only a few were taken for dinner. The lingcod weighed about 13lbs, the cabezon was about 22" and the black rockfish were all between 4 and 5lbs. Also shown were a polychaete worm, a rock scallop, a black and yellow rockfish, and a pinto abalone.
Sam in black is wearing a 7mm Picasso wetsuit and Pursuit carbon fiber blades with Omer Millennium pockets.
Kirby in blue is wearing a 7mm Sporasub wetsuit and Picasso Camu Fiberglass fins.
The dive board is called a Banks Board and can be found on the website www.banksboard.com
The polespear is a Crist with 5ft body with an 18in flopper shaft.
Camera 1 (Point of View): GoPro HD with GoPro headlamp strap and MAKO modified flat lens
Camera 2 (Secondary): Canon Powershot SD630 with Canon housing
Video was shot on Friday and Saturday, April 22, and 23, 2011, in Mendocino County.
Music: Snowden's Jig (Genuine Negro Jig) by Carolina Chocolate Drops

[@tomandsophie]

Excellent video, and great music too! I love the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Must get myself a polespear. I spearfish in the UK and at the moment I use a 90cm Comanche during the day and a 75cm gun at night. However, I reckon that a polespear would be much more fun, especially at night, so I'm gonna have a go...

[@angrytako4970]

Sweet video, I like the song its very rustic and fits our very art of spearfishing. Aloha from NS OAHU

[@mcdrdav]

Nice Blacks.. Those are all great fish.

[@dz63338]

nice one kirby.

[@agnitti23]

awesome!!

[@markmello1366]

Awesome music. I love how simple your tools are. You guys are my new heroes!

[@rex.tha.chameleon1607]

Oh man Carolina Chocolate Drops? And spearfishing? You're my kind of guy

[@yungkidyxyx]

there is a ton of seaweed in cali

[@never3been3mad]

@RawrbishLoL its actually a flinging action if im not mistaken =)

[@nkesbe]

@kwarnisplayer It's a Crist Spear.

[@passionmonkey]

good stuff man! Love the music. Always love spearfishing...

[@twc9000]

Great video. Thanks for the list of equipment. It's nice to know what divers are using in different conditions.

[@scottnathanphoto]

Very impressive

[@garrettjohnson5904]

kinda looks like headlands in ft bragg

[@KayakMarine]

this is one awesome footage! I'm stationed at Japan and spearfishing pretty much stops during the winter time. About how much weight are you using (20lbs?) Also, does water temperature change that much during summer time? Thanks and happy spearfishing!

[@jasonfish8513]

Sweet videos! What is the max wave height that you will dive in humboldt? Have you every fished the jetty?

[@2590229]

Awsome video! What lengths are the crist spears you guys are using?

[@redflower801]

2:18 did you go back for those Sea urchins?

[@RawrbishLoL]

So, im not getting this. Does the spear shoot/fling? or is it more of a stab action?

[@animalsshouldlive]

@mendolove sure XD but i live in europe

[@nkesbe]

What GoPro setting do you have it on when you're diving? And I mean the number like 4 or 5?

[@RKG-jc2bq]

I had to mute the music.

[@kwarnisplayer]

Who makes that polespear? Thanks.

[@laurry8411]

do you live off plants?

[@animalsshouldlive]

what's that last fish you cought?

[@patrickiskool12345]

Then why did you watch this video?

[@DDH1025]

what kind of gloves are you rocking? also check out some of my vids

[@Themoreyoulearnthelessyouknow]

why this song sounds terrible