Spearfishing on TV

[Old Man Dave]

Last Saturday (5.08.06) I was on holiday in Washington DC (USA) and switched on my TV in the hotel room at about 7am. One of the channels had a program on spearfishing. Only caught the last few minutes. It seemed to be a channel called ESPN (I think) and featured various "sports" on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Next program trailer showed bow hunting deer and shotgunning for wild turkey.

This program featured some guys (one called Brett - I think) on an approx 100ft live-a-board some 200 miles offshore. They had caught 2 large (guessing 100lb) tuna while freediving using big multi band guns and break-away rigging. They then shot a "really" big tuna which sounded with the line and as far as I could see single smallish float. Suffice to say they couldn't find it. Wasn't impressed by that myself but maybe I didn't have the full facts. They mentioned diving as deep as 100ft and seemed to have American accents, Anyhow they were wearing headcams with unbilicals to back mounted recorders housed in plastic cases. That looked fairly high tec.

Also think there was mention of a web site "espn outdoors" or somthing. Oh yes the spearo program was called "Ocean hunter" - I think.

Anyone know any more details or info?

Dave

 

[JPPLAY]

May be the Florida guys. Ask on spearboard.com they might know about this program.

 

[Amphibious]

Good to see some spearfishing on TV. haven't heard of that show, Freedive spearo's it seems! great!

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tv/news/story?page=g_tv_desc_Ocean_Hunter

only ocean fishing shows we get up here is "Shark Hunters" on OLN. makes me so angry I want to step inside my TV and kick all of them in the balls. :rcard

 

[Old Man Dave]

Thanks for the link. Looks interesting. This link allows you to watch trailers. http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/featureIndex?page=video_oceanhunter_season1_archive Downloads the short clips (1 minute) quite quick on my broadband. Don't really understand the area coverage of where you can receive this channel. Maybe if everyone wrote to Sky satellite TV they'd show it in the UK.

Dave

 

[JPPLAY]

only ocean fishing shows we get up here is "Shark Hunters" on OLN. makes me so angry I want to step inside my TV and kick all of them in the balls. :rcard

I thought you liked rednecks. :friday

 

[Amphibious]

not so much.

 

[foxfish]

Great links but a bit frustrating that we cant see more of the videos.

 

[dave]

Gordon Ramsays Channel 4 series "The F Word" will have a short segment on spearfishing at some time in the next few weeks (its scheduled for next week at the moment but that may change).
I took him out to one of my favourite offshore spots back in June, then he cooked up the fish on a beach BBQ
cheers
dave
www.spearo.co.uk

 

[foxfish]

Bloody hell Dave I thought you were going to shoot those pigs with your mamba 120
(next week is the last of the series)

 

[FREEK]

It's called Ocean Hunters. They're out of California, they go to places like Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica. Pretty cool show, and they're all very good, including Brett's wife Melissa!!!

 

[MKDVR]

In Florida we have the Sunshine channel. Basically, all sports around Florida including outdoors. They had a show on spearfishing. Shooting Red Grouper in about 70fsw. Not sure where but looked a lot like Ft. Laud. except for the keeper size grouper.rofl

 

[Mal_Function]

Anyone know where we can download a torrent for this show
Thanks

 

[scottie3030]

hey dave i seen that f word program ,thats what made me look up spearfishing on the net! o received my gabbi77 today cheers mate

 

[Scaley Galey]

There was a spearfishing show on the Outdoors Channel I caught once or twice. In fact, my spearfishing son-in-law told me about it, so I signed up for the sport pkg. just so I could see it. Guess what? I haven't been able to find it again! anyhoo, Sheri Daye was one of the spearos. she's terrific!

 

[spaghetti]

Umberto Pelizzari's spearfishing specials on his tv show. The interview parts may be boring for you (they're in italian language), but the dives and hunting action are nice.
Mediaset on line - Rete 4
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There are many episodes. Click on the blue titles in the central menu

 

[Scaley Galey]

Hi Spaghetti,

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I can't get Italian television here in the Florida Keys.

Scaley Galey

 

[Apneista]

Spaghetti, thanks a lot for the link. Umberto is always #1 !
Dario