Awesome divers

Dude absolutely unreal video!

Y'all brought back a lot of good memories and my last halibut that I got out of Redondo Beach

Wow, that is awesome

What depths were y’all diving to here? Thanks for the video. Norway 🇳🇴 is a ways away to do this.

Nice one Borce

@bengeis8799

6 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for that vid to come out

Awesome vid. How deep were you guys going?

@borce32

5 жыл бұрын

tlpoutdoorsman thanks man, we went down between 20 and 70feet

Awesome video👍 Hey Borce, I and my buddies are going there next summer. Which charter would you recommend ? Thanks.

@borce32

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Chuk I’d recommend O’Fish’ial Charters. My buddy David Prescott is one of the captains and he is a spear-fishermen as well.

@pavlo5877

4 жыл бұрын

Borce Atanasov I appreciate the info.

@DNGFireDolphin

2 жыл бұрын

FISH MAGNET!!!!

This is awesome, about what depth u guys runnin at? This is something i am gonna have to do. Where u guys local to?

@borce32

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Robinson we were diving between 20 and 70 feet. We’re from Portland OR, but we have a buddy that lives in Homer AK.

Hi Borce! Great video! What size guns/shafts were you using, did the frozen herring help bring them in? Thanks!

@borce32

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Absolutely the bait helped so I’d recommend going with that. I was using a 120cm hammerhead evo 2 with an 8mm shaft but I also had my JBL Woody 38 Special as my back up gun for my secondary shots.

@christhompson2723

5 жыл бұрын

@@borce32 Thanks!

@DNGFireDolphin

2 жыл бұрын

I work on a charter out of homer where I grew up and fished my entire we like to let it thaw out with salt on it to make the skin more tuff and as they melt it fills the box with juice from the herring makes for amazing bait for halibut

Borce, great video! How thick of wetsuit were you wearing, and how long were you in the water at a time? Also, about how deep were you diving? I really want to do it next summer.

@borce32

5 жыл бұрын

Eric, I was using a 7mm wetsuit and we were in the water 1-2 hours at a time. Most of the trip was in shallower waters about 20-40 feet deep but I did have a few dives down to 70 feet. I would definitely go if you have a chance, Alaska diving is unreal.

@meinak

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Borce. I’ve been wanting to at least snorkel in and around Kachemak Bay for a very long time. I’ve lived in Homer quite a while now. I know some friends that scuba here, but would just be too cumbersome in my boat. My boat is about the same size as the Julia Lynn you were using, so I can see it being a reality! I’m trying to see and figure out all of your gear you used as well. Did you guys go at slack tide, or let the boat float along with you and the tide? Would you recommend a one piece, or maybe farmer john’s plus a top? Thanks!

@borce32

5 жыл бұрын

Eric Brown We went for slack before the tide started ripping out. We were in the water for an hour or so which was plenty of time to get the job done. Also My wetsuit has high pants but I would recommend a 2 piece wetsuit. Thats normally what the spearfishing suits include. Either high pants or farmer johns will work. I personally love the high pants since you have better mobility and breathability in the chest and dont feel too compressed.

@RideAdventurous

3 жыл бұрын

Eric Brown I’m in Homer and am setting up for winter freediving and Spearfishing. Hit me up!

How big of guns were you using? Do you think a 100cm gun with dual 14mm bands would be under powered for halibut?

@borce32

3 жыл бұрын

Taz Feldis yeah 100cm gun will work just fine, you just need to get closer to the fish and get a good shot on it

Dude I just found your video it’s cool you still comment, do you still do this? I spearfish Palau and Guam this year and would love to get into this next year?

@borce32

4 жыл бұрын

James Absolutely man, I still try to go 4-5x a month!

@jdub_u

4 жыл бұрын

Borce Atanasov Man I’m going to send you a DM with my email because I would be interested in getting into some fishing with you I just gotta get some cold weather gear and some more gear I could bring back on the planes!

@jdub_u

4 жыл бұрын

I used the email on your KZread file so let me know if that is valid?

@borce32

4 жыл бұрын

James Thanks for reaching out man. I just posted a new video a few days ago about spearfishing equipment, its called “lets talk spearfishing equipment” if you need help with gear just watch that video!

Im going in August in Southeast AK any advise? Ive got a 7mil and 5mil open cell suit. I usually dive in dirty water like 4-6ft vis max, cant wait.

@borce32

5 жыл бұрын

Brendan Hastings I’d recommend bringing your 7mm and some really warm gloves and booties :)

@HastingsPSU

5 жыл бұрын

@@borce32 Im used to cold, average water temp I dive is 48-52 degrees. What im really hoping for is advise on where you were finding fish, not spots, I wouldn't ask that. But should I be hitting mud flats before drop offs? I was figuring on doing drifts with the tide over muddy bottom near drop offs and staring at sand as one does while hunting bottom fish. Im planning on using a 50" 3 band midhandle rigged to a 15L float with a breakaway. Just trying to not fuck up and forget something critical or spend my week fishing incorrectly. Thanks again.

@borce32

5 жыл бұрын

Brendan We ended up fishing the kelp beds and thats where we had the most luck. Are you planning on drifting off the shore or using a boat/kayak. The tide swings are epic in Alaska so be careful with drifting. I’d recommend fishing the slack or at least right before slack because thats when the fish are most active. I’d recommend getting in contact with a fishing charter captain and seeing if they can take you out to some good fishing grounds. Yes I think you’ll be able to find halibut in mud spots close to drop offs but you might have more luck getting rock fish in those areas. Most halibut like flat bottom surfaces, rock, sand, kelp, etc. they camo based on their surroundings but sometimes you will be able to see them swimming along and thats when they’ll be easiest to spot. Definitely a smart call on the breakaway since you never know what kind of halibut you’ll hit. Some are aggressive, others just sink to the bottom and sit.

@borce32

5 жыл бұрын

Brendan I’d also recommend using chum to get the fish scent out and lure in the halibut.

@HastingsPSU

5 жыл бұрын

I see that there is a 13ft tidal swing. I’m only going to be attempting this on slack tides. I’m a tag along as a gift on a rod and reel trip so I’m just hoping to get out a few times to take some video and local species to eat. Halibut is the goal but I’m in it for the experience. I’m not going to go to aslask and not dive it ya know? Appreciate the insight, just gave you a follow on the gram.

Hey have you tried doing this in Washington? I'm planning on trying to get my first halibut in May!

@borce32

4 жыл бұрын

Steven I have not. I know halibut in the pacific nw are normally in much deeper waters and harder to get but you never know. Its worth a try. Where in Washington are you thinking of going?

@MrSwatsteven

4 жыл бұрын

@@borce32 in front of some river on the north side of the Olympic peninsula

@MrSwatsteven

4 жыл бұрын

@@borce32 this will also be in May which is when they are in shallower Waters apparantly

@tim42310

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve added spearing a halibut to my bucket list for the Sekiu to Neah Bay Area. A local told me they come in fairly shallow.

@MrSwatsteven

2 жыл бұрын

@@tim42310 yea they can, i went last may and the water clarity was like 5 feet, i think thats pretty typical for thar area that time of year

I think I wanna get into this how expensive?

@borce32

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Bauer depends on if you buy used or new gear but plan for around $600-$1000

Borse Atanasov, Имаш ли нещо общо със България ако не е тайна?

Is a 5mm wetsuit good enough?

@borce32

3 жыл бұрын

Not for Alaska. I’d definitely recommend 7 or 9mm

@DNGFireDolphin

2 жыл бұрын

Hell fuckin no😂 I grew up here and swim in the waters in home it’s cold af every time

@JoeBurner1720

2 жыл бұрын

@@DNGFireDolphin I live here too just never spearfished before. What do you use?

Awesome halibut man. Those fuckers could have brought the boat to you.

@borce32

5 жыл бұрын

Anthony Galler haha yeah Man. I was expecting at least some help but still was able to get it in. The journey is better than the destination I guess 😄

music ruined it tbh

@borce32

4 жыл бұрын

Tall Thingy can’t get em all right. I’ll keep that in mind for next one :)