2021 recap and video

I spent a lot of time on/in/under the water in 2021…got some fish, a few nice ones, and had some great meals with family and friends….

There were also a LOT of drives home with an empty cooler, but those skunks always bring their own lessons and opportunities to hopefully improve….grateful to my family and good friends for supporting me in my adventures, and for encouraging me to keep going through the dry patches.

I managed to bring home a few nice Lingcod, twenty three California Halibut (up to ~35 inches, with 10 over 30) , one big California Sheephead (my biggest ever), my second WhiteSeaBass ever, first speared Cobia, and biggest Mangrove Snappers so far…all taken spearfishing while freediving.

Here’s a little vid of the few fish I was able to get on film, with a classic Soundgarden tune. 



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DqUEK1mdtOs&feature=youtu.be

Hoping 2022 is full of giant fish and full coolers!

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Awesome.  Thanks for sharing

Congrats on another year of slaying fish BigBuddy!    Really enjoy watching your videos every time    Here's to a new year of slaying in 2022! 

Fantastic year and video. Thanks for sharing.

Really cool vid and pics Jim.
Congrats on having some fun and getting some fish in the midst of everything the planet is dealing with these days!
Thanks for taking the rest of us along on the adventures.

and a cobia in the mix? that's an achievement.

just finished my own personal recap, I'll try to post something soon myself.

Awesome year with a ton of great fish! Thanks for sharing.

Always love watching your videos! Thanks for sharing. It blew me away how you nailed that Halibut in the sand. I couldn’t see a thing. What have it away?

Fish Fear BigJim. Nice video

  Kickin Ass and Taking Fins !    WTG Big Jim   

Big Jim always has Grade A fish porn!!!

Thanks

Thanks guys. 

It blew me away how you nailed that Halibut in the sand. I couldn’t see a thing. What have it away?

Its easier in real life to see the little details (mouth, eyes, fin edges, sand color change etc) that give them away...sometimes. 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Heh, show him the statistics of your halibut success year over year.  I felt the same way, how tf do you see them things.  Well, took him time to learn to see them 

Beastly slayage.. while breath holding and underwater   

Great video, thanks for sharing it.

Quick question if you are still monitoring the thread; I was on the website for Jackson kayaks, saw the Orions. If you you were going to buy again, would it be an Orion?

Good to see you are still at it Jim.
Omer