BigJim and NCKA in JK vid

Last summer Jameson Redding came out and spent a few days with me. I've met Jameson twice before at past Gimme Shelter events, and he is a super cool guy and a ton of fun to be around.

He is also a super enthusiastic kayak angler, and skilled photographer.

You can see him catching a Yellowfin Tuna off his kayak here:



The first day we paddled out and looked for Halibut...Jameson and Bushy fished off the yaks but didn't manage to find any...

I had a little better luck diving and managed to get two:

http://doty.norcalkayakanglers.com/leader_board/3153/show

At night Jameson and his wife and kids came over and I cooked up the fresh halibut for them and we had a ton of fun hanging out.

The next day we loaded the yaks on my buddy Martin's sailboat and headed south to explore an offshore pinnacle down in BigSur.

Diving wasn't super productive for me, but I managed to get a few fish, Jameson got some killer drone footage, and it was just a beautiful day being out there.

Back at home that afternoon I cleaned the fish and Jameson asked me a few questions about kayak diving here in NorCal.

He eventually put the footage together and it turned out pretty cool...



Weird seeing and hearing myself on film cuz 99.9% of the time I just get POV footage of fishies underwater...but the whole experience was super fun, I'm stoked to have this vid as a memory of it, and always fun to talk a little about what a great resource this forum is.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Congratulations Jim!  You're among the legends in our community 

You are the Man.

Talk to you soon.   

 Well done B-Jim!

Very cool Jim! Definitely a different perspective from your other dive vids 

Even after I freeze framed the halibut in the sand and knew where it was at, I still couldn’t see it. 

Good stuff Jim.

Awesome, Jim! 

You're still my idol Jim!

Cool stuff Jim! I always like watching your kayak spearfishing adventures, very good viewings

Great video Jim!

Thanks for not giving a "shout out" to every single piece of gear you use during the segment.

That was enjoyable to watch. 

Great job Jim. You sounded like the pro you are.

Two words. Too COOL.

That was pure class.

That was pure class.

+1

Thanks for the kind words folks!! 

Great video Jim!

Thanks for not giving a "shout out" to every single piece of gear you use during the segment.

Yeah, he recorded a second interview focusing on some of the gear used for spearing here in Norcal, and he spliced it with some footage to make a "quick tip" vid...not sure when that one will be released but will share when it does for folks who wanna see what stuff I am using these days...

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim