GoPro Video; a year in review!

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[h=6]Well, I had so many plans for all my hundreds of video clips from the year in diving. As it turned out, I am way to busy(lazy) to edit them all individually. So without further adieu, here are snipets from all the mostly unused videos. A diving year in review![/h]
[h=6]GoPro Diving; A year in review - YouTube[/h]
Now bring on 2012!

 

[Big fish63]

you guys spearfishing with cylinders, what a bunch of ****!!

 

[Dehydrated_Atom]

Those dives in the video where there is spearfishing are to 125+ feet. In general, we mostly just spearfish Lionfish at that depth as seen in the video, save one clip. If someone would like to freedive to the 125' ledges around Morehead City, NC to help with the invasive lionfish, I welcome the attempt. We also freedive spearfish when the depths are more manageable. How's that for a bunch of ****?

 

[Big fish63]

what difference does it make if youre at 125ft or 20ft you can still breathe. You guys seem to find spearing a small animal repeatedly amusing. looks like you need more than a cylinder to help with your shot maybe you can get it laser guided as well.

 

[Dehydrated_Atom]

What are you even talking about? So what you can breathe. Lionfish are an invasive species in these waters. You need a tank to get to them at 125'. Are you suggesting that if you have a scuba rig on you shouldn't spear fish, even if that fish is an invasive species at a depth beyond freediving capabilities?

If that's your point, then you're a putz. "Hey, you've got scuba on, so let the lionfish kill of the native species reducing marine biomass critically and watch the marine ecology die!"

Good call idiot.

And no fish was "repeatedly" speared. At the beginning that fish was missed 3 times. And yes, it was amusing. That was his first time spearing. He was using my pole as I was videotaping. The entire purpose of that charter was to hunt lionfish. I just wanted a dive behind the camera, so I gave him my pole. And no he doesn't need a laser guide. People miss, especially their first time out.

People like you ruin the scuba community, and give a bad name to spearfishermen.

 

[Big fish63]

There are lots of spearos at 30/40m +

The subject comes up time and time again, you will find the majority of people disagree with it. spearfishing with a cylinder is banned in most countries and carries a hefty fine.

How am i ruining the scuba community?

if you going to do it why not like this? South Florida Shore Freediving/Spearfishing - YouTube

 

[donhealy]

In general spear fishing with tanks is bad etiquette but I'll make an exception for anyone who wants to kill lion fish. They are beautiful and very photogenic but they are also way too invasive and have caused significant damage to our small reef fish populations in the Caribbean and the Bahamas.

I say have at it!

 

[Dehydrated_Atom]

There are not "lots" of freediving spearos at 120+ feet. There are a few. It's rather uncommon. And when you do get someone who can do 120+ feet, ask him if he would spend his time killing lionfish, or if he would rather go for game fish?

People with elitist attitudes ruin the scuba community.

As far as spearfishing etiquette, I am happy to freedive spearfish in shallow water. When you're talking 125+ feet, really regardless of the species so long as it's sustainable but especially lionfish, that's a different story.

It's painful to see people in the "spearfishing" community say things like this. Come back from a dive with a stringer full of lionfish and some freediver has to open their mouth and say something about how I should be ashamed for having scuba. WHAT? I killed these fish at 137 feet, they lack a natural predator in this area, and just because you chose to dive much much shallower depths without air, doesn't mean I should be ashamed!

 

[Big fish63]

The problem here is with your editing and the way you have put this video together. When you make a video you need to create a story. tell the viewers what's happening through vision/sound or both. You may be carrying out a form of pest control, but what I saw was someone with a spear on scuba striking a fish (it was hard to even tell even a lion fish, I can see it is now though) .How am I supposed to no it's a special trip arranged to cull lionfish. Maybe add a description or some text in the video.

Also,It's not that individual fishes fault it's there, so laughing whilst hitting it wound me up, I think this job should be carried out with more respect and Decorum than you are seen to be giving it.

 

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I was laughing at the diver because he was missing it. Despite his best effort, the lionfish managed to escape with what seemed minimal effort. To be clear, he never did get that particular lionfish. I wasn't laughing when the lionfish were caught. I thought it damned hillarious that the first lionfish managed to escape despite my dive buddy being only inches away with the spear.