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Looks like Tiger Rockfish go all the way down to central California. Never seen one here in Northern CA.
Looking at Cal DFG regulations, looks like I could shoot them.
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The tiger rockfish Sebastes nigrocinctus (also tiger seaperch, banded rockfish, and black-banded rockfish) is a fish found in rocky reefs and boulder fields. It is found in the northeast Pacific Ocean off Kodiak Island, and from Prince William Sound, Alaska, south to Point Buchon, central California. This species of fish is territorial,[1] and somewhat aggressive in certain cases. The fish lurks between crevices in rocks, and coral reefs.
I only see them in bolder areas and usually deeper than 40' never seen a real big one diving. If I was going to call any rockfish timid/shy these would be it, they're the first fish to take off when I show up. The first one in the video shows up at about 48seconds in and you'll see him dart in to its hole a few seconds later. They like to play peekaboo from those spots. Many times I've laid on a rock and see one poke its head out under me to see what I'm doing up there.
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Great video TB3...
Water must be warm if you are using atlas gloves. I wish we could shoot Coppers and Tiger Rockfish but they are off limits. Very enjoyable video. Thanks!
My hands don't usually get cold so I leave the 5mm to winter and early spring. I forget about the rockfish closers down there, that sucks. I don't shoot many tigers because they're usually small ones that shallow But this one just made the cut.
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The structure is awesome. Are those big chunks that calved off cliffs?
It is the tip of a cliff faced island but we have a lot of that structure where there are no cliffs at lest above water. This spot stair steps like what you seen to about 1100' where it then turns soft and slops out to 1800'
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No, the one that was sitting on the step. You waited a long while to shoot, looked over to the left down from the step before finally taking the shot. It looked like you were really close to begin with and not really looking to get closer, so I couldn't figure out why you waited. The first fish that I think was the same species took off in a hurry, I figured you couldn't be so sure of him just staying there.
How do you like the Gopro on the mask?
Ah ok, he was right at the size that I pass on. So I was playing with him, like the even smaller one I poked twice later in the vid and figured if he took off it wasn't a big deal. When you see me looking around like that( I did it before taking the first rockfish too) I'm making sure there's nothing bigger sitting a few feet away. It never fails that I shoot a rockfish and a big lingcod slowly swims away just below me.
It's growing on me. I still need to slow my head movements down but other than that I have no complaints. I think finding the right angle helps and you can see that I'm working threw that in this video. Diving your stealth mask I forget the gopro is there many times and end up recording endless videos.... Very comfy mask and a big difference from my home made mask/mount setup
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Thanks everyone! I have a new respect for other videos I've seen posted here.
Nice vis, good diving, awesome scenery, great vid thanks for sharing.
Why did you wait so long to take the shot on the 2nd fish?
The one that got away? It was only dive 2or3 of the day and for a brief sec I thought I might pass and find a bigger one as we are only allowed one a day. By the time I realized it was bigger then I first thought the option was taken away
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Haha damn raccoons! Nice to hear all you lost was sleep.
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I finally broke down and got a video editing program and this is my first fully edited attempt. its a bit of a learning curve but I think after doing this I'm getting the basics figured out. The weather has been nice for most of the week and I got out several days after work to one of my favorite spots not to far from the dock. I didn't take many fish but with the water being awesome fish were just a bonus
This should give every one an idea of how nice the visibility can be here and while its not the norm its not uncommon
most of the fish in the video were around 40' except the small wolf eel at the beginning being really shallow and the lingcod at the end being a little over 60'.
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Welcome and good luck tomorrow!
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Sweet gun! I really like your airbrush work.
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Nice video. Like how he dispatches the fish, might have to try that my self.
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Nope. It's just the crapy iPhone pic that makes it look that way. The stringer is one of yours, it's much nicer on the hands during the 200yard walk back to the truck then my old uncoated stringer with loads like this. Thanks!
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Good for him! Congrats on the nice fish!!
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Went out today to go play with the pink salmon again. I thought that since my limit on pinks is 6 that I would leave the float and line in the truck and just hang them off my belt like I used to do years ago. If you look at the fish from right to left that is the order I shot them in and once I shot my first silver I new I should of used my float. 6 pinks 3 coho 2 chums and a sockeye later it was a little difficult to swim to say the least, but on a plus note it seamed the other salmon were calmer around me. probably thinking I was another school
only thing that would of made this day better would of been getting a king which would of given me a salmon slam which I have yet to do in one day.
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Sorry deleted that post, it dose look like a young one after watching it again. Female steller sealions run around 600lbs and bulls over 1200lbs. About craped my pants the first time one swam up on me out of the murk!
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A friend of mine filmed this during a charter today. Think I'm going to spray painting my brown wetsuit hot pink! FML..
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I don't like mitts out of the water so iv never tried them in the water. Only on scuba in January have i had problems with cold hands.
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Nice captures! congrat's
My main problem is to protect the hands in icy water under 45F temp...
do you suggest a specific gear? not to thick...
If 5mm isn't to thick:) I'm using deep see thermocline Kevlar gloves right now and iv been in 38f water with them. They have held up better than some others. Cooler of hot water on the boat to dip them in helps. The only time my hands get cold in most any 5mm gloves is if they are to tight or to many holes.
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Welcome!
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Hey TreeBilly3 can out of state fisherman spearfish salmon in Alaska? I remember reading that only natives could live net them and wasn't sure if that also covered spearfishing? Love seeing your videos and pictures. A buddy of mine is in Seward working at the cannery and I have been thinking about going out there for a trip.
Alaskan natives here get special substance privileges (I don't get either) like halibut long lines or shooting seals and such, but spear fishing is covered by sport fishing regs. So yes out of staters can spearfish you just need a sport fish license and fallow seasons and bag limits.
