great job, I shot a twelve footer a couple of weeks ago you can view it by typing 7 gill spearfishing. By the way, they taste fantastic and make for a great bbq. They are aggressive at times and do bite.

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Heuberger this thing was huge at 8 1/2 feet. A 12 footer would be insane. And they do make a great bbq. We gave away a good amount of meat at the beach but still ate most of it ourselves.

@cootermcgee2209

5 жыл бұрын

According to the internets the longest 7 gill ever caught was 9.8 feet and the heaviest was 308 lbs(2nd was 276 lbs). So you shattered the longest 7 gill ever caught. And this guy's 300lber is the 2nd heaviest ever caught. Congratulations?

I have to laugh at the unnecessary comments left on here. The current members & past members of the Fresh Water Fish Slayers are such amazing individuals both in & out of the water. If you ever have the chance to find out what makes this group so incredible, feel lucky. Everyone will always have there own opinions on issues & that’s alright, it’s what makes us different. “ We all need to listen to understand more than to reply “. ✌️

You guys are nuts haha. The hippies selling shirts at the top probably had a heart attack. I see them all the time there but out of karmas sake wouldn't shoot one.

@Pedro-ki4me

3 жыл бұрын

I could imagine the fit they would have hahah

Stay in Utah, freedive spear fishing is about connecting with the ocean, respecting it, and finding out who you are as a person, while it was a legal kill, it is still a shameful act in the spearo world...you don't need to kill everything you see, free diving is about so much more then what I just witnessed.

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

7 жыл бұрын

What makes the fish you shoot so different than the fish we shot in the video? Why is harvesting a shark and feeding ones family with it shameful compared to a white sea bass or yellowtail? Shooting one shark will not magically void the ocean of all 7 gills. I have as much respect for a fishery as anyone, I just don't buy into the delusion that it is somehow morally wrong to take one sustainable species of fish over another.

@erictavegia5396

7 жыл бұрын

I guess it goes back to the old saying "Just because you can, does not mean you should" I see fish ALL the time that legally I am able to harvest but I hold off on taking a shot because sometimes you have to just sit there and admire the beauty in front of you and be happy with thankful with the opportunity to witness something very few people will ever get to do, being a spearo is being a part of a very few people, a group who really pride themselves on what they do and what we get to witness and be a part of, something most people will never get to experience without "KZread"....If you want to go kill everything in site, stay in Utah and stick with the carp

@ramjet118

7 жыл бұрын

Hardly sustainable. I know this is old but, pelagic sharks take a real long time to mature let alone reproduce. Sharks are in decline worldwide and should be left alone for the near future. JMO.

@werftv4580

7 жыл бұрын

one shark eh.. multiple sharks, not cool.. I kill a shark a year, myself on average, mostly because I hook one badly around once a year. this film would have made shark week if these goofs would have gotten it all wrong and been bitten/mangled.. then again..

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

6 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Ramsower how is taking one shark of this species not sustainable? They are plentiful in Southern California. Divers report seeing them all the time, I even know someone who's dive partner was bitten by one. Also what makes you call it a pelagic shark? Pelagic sharks are more like makos, blues, or oceanic white tips.

You know...shooting 7 gills just..wrong. No true person of the ocean would kill a slow, lumbering, and largely unstudied creature. Even less celebrate the kill. Seeing them in La Jolla is a treat, don't take our treats away. Sell your boat, spearguns, and buy a clue.

By the way, they also hunt in packs sometimes which is what I was dealing with. There were four circling me.

Good job guys! Nice shot placement!

was that shark was tagged?

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

9 жыл бұрын

did it have a tag? no.

Why would you shoot a shark?

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

10 жыл бұрын

To eat

Hey I live by La Jolla but my friends are always to busy with shit or just doesnt want to go freediving or spearing. Would you guys wanna meet up and go diving together sometime? Really in need for a dive buddy haha

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

8 жыл бұрын

+FreediverSD Would love to but we are from utah haha. look up roman from spearoblog and san diego freedivers

@cooorsbanq4226

5 жыл бұрын

@@FreshWaterFishSlayers explains the immense inbreeding

Yea bullshit u gave the rest of that seven gill to a homeless man in the park, whats he gonna do go home ad cook it. ;)

you don't eat gill sharks, so stupid

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

9 жыл бұрын

yes I do. They taste good.

As long as you eat it, I don't see the problem. Good catch, dude.

A little odd to shoot a seven gill but heck, you can and as long as you eat it, go for it

kooks

Thats mean dont shoot a shark.

those kinda sharks arent meant to eat lol

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

10 жыл бұрын

Who's to say what kinds of sharks are meant to eat. 7 gills are plentiful and it was delicious so why not? ;)

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

10 жыл бұрын

Trust me, if we didn't live 12 hours from the ocean we would. I would love to shoot a mako or a thresher and fill that freezer back up!

@drucifer7739

8 жыл бұрын

+FreshWaterFishSlayers lmao, that kid is a hater, nice landing bro, ate it right?

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

8 жыл бұрын

+Kekoa o k aina Yeah we did. Shark steaks for weeks.

@D.rexofficial

8 жыл бұрын

gross

Yea please stay in Utah... just because you can kill doesn’t mean you should. Respect the creatures of the ocean especially sharks. I spearfish all the time and would never shoot that. Just let the next one swim

No respect for our ocean, theres certain animals you just dont hit and that's one of them. Maybe its cause youre not a local but you just dont hit these. Show respect for our waters next time

of all things to shoot why a seven gill? i mean like leopard or shovel or something you can eat but seven gills are so nasty! thier meat is like rubber more so with the bigger ones! Absolute kooks lol...

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Rose I thought it tasted great. We are all of it.

The people commenting on this video are so dumb! Good catch bro!

Hope that one fish is worth never being able to dive La Jolla again

@FreshWaterFishSlayers

6 жыл бұрын

Alec Perez this was 4 years ago and you can still dive La Jolla. I even heard reports of aggressive 7gills there earlier this month.

@cooorsbanq4226

5 жыл бұрын

@@FreshWaterFishSlayers You probably don't even La Jolla you fuckin hick

@alexp9455

3 жыл бұрын

FreshWaterFishSlayers I find that difficult to believe. Never heard of a sevengill being aggressive to a person

@joediaz4900

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexp9455 Three days ago, one charged me and I had to kick it until my friend poked it. I even threw my spear with the fish at it. Didn’t care...

kooks