Quote from: yakyakyak on March 04, 2018, 02:52:37 PM

If I have to do it all over, I would use my phone as my primary video recorder.  Aside from that, I have the Yi 4K (https://www.amazon.com/YI-Action-Sports-Camera-Control/dp/B01FU9ZIMU).

Not to threadjack, but just curious if others have success using their phone as a camera when kayak fishing. When kayaking, I always carry my phone in a waterproof case, but it seems to me that it would be a pretty poor substitute for a gopro (or similar).

The biggest downside I see to the is the FOV. GoPro is such a wide angle it’s pretty easy to get the shot with it not centered perfect.

My 50th is coming up and my wife is asking what I want.  Other kayak...noooo storage, to pricey, resigned to paddle...but...debating entering the gopro scene.  Not too tech savvy but can learn.  Need new computer to handle to editing, expensive hobby?  I love the vids fellow fisherman post here and learn so much.  How's the learning curve and what is the basic investment for storage and unit, time commitement?

Depends on what you want. You can use your iPhone and a low end computer with a stock editing program like iMovie. Or you can get a new $2-3k MacBook Pro with FCPX for like $800.

It’s whatever you want to do. I know that’s probably not very helpful, sorry. The time investment can be pretty large. Getting the shot on your camera that you want with little excess video cuts it down immensely. Editing 10-30 minute clips is annoying and time consuming. If you just want to splice video together you don’t need much as far as programs. If you want to adjust colors with Fancy animations you’ll need more.

Gopros shoot in higher quality than the majority of computers can even handle FYI.

Reminds me of the eternal classic:
    PIGHUNT

STOMP STOMP THE BOONEVILLE STOMP THE BABABABABOONEVILLE STOMP.

Spent the entire day processing the catch. All vacuum sealed and frozen, with enough for tonights dinner held to the side.





A solid 10 or more pounds of belly meat brining ready to smoke tomorrow.

I've done that with rattlesnake skin pinned to a board before Scotty. It's pretty well mummified WildernessMedic, I doubt it really smells like much unless you put your face right up to it.

Skin alone doesn’t have much matter to smell. I did this same technique with a yellowtail skeleton and it is definitely an outdoor item.

Maybe this one will work.

Quote from: Cod Almighty on March 01, 2018, 05:24:15 PM

Quote from: Sailfish on March 01, 2018, 05:04:24 PM

Awesome! Congrats on the WR YT Tuna    Thanks for the report, pictures, and video Gio.

Just a little FYI Yellowtail are part of the Amberjack family and not a tuna. I think people get confused because of the yellowfin tuna being so close in name.

Amberjack like trevally....?  Papio...Ulua....Giant Trevally...

Same family different genus. Seriola lalandi grandis. S. pacific yellowtail amberjack.

Oh man that looks like an amazing trip!! Thanks for sharing and congrats on the yellowtail!

What part of New Zealand was this? Looks like a really beautiful spot.

-Eliot

Whangarei. North part of the north island.

My girlfriend, Jason O, and I flew to New Zealand last week where we met up with Greg G from Alaska. The first day way pretty terrible as my girlfriend was battling a cold and Greg showed up with what appeared to be the last stages of AIDS.


The second day Jason and I went out on our charter but the other two were too sick to even give it a shot. At the first spot we saw a few kingfish, but nothing big. Right before we left Jason had two giant black marlin swim by him but didn't feel like taking one. At the second spot Jason shot two kingfish.



The kingis were out in numbers at this spot. I did a drop and nailed my first yellowtail (and first pelagic period) on my pole spear.




We hit another spot where we shot some kahawai and pinkies and then went in.


The second day the others were able to give the charter a try but were both still pretty messed up from being sick. I woke up and felt like I had strep throat. We stopped at a giant cut back into a cliff that was only maybe 50-100' wide, but a quarter mile long and a couple hundred feet deep.




At another spot there were a dozen giant fish swarming the pinnacle. I did a drop and over my shoulder a big 40+ pound fish swims right into range and I let my pole spear fly and see an excellent shot with great penetration.



 At first I thought I stoned it because it sank almost motionlessly to the bottom. As I start yarding it in the thing comes to life and tows me around. I end up right next to Jason who has one on the line as well, and a 10'+ bronze whaler shark is coming up towards us. After some fighting I get it up, brain it, and take it to the boat.

It weighed out at 41 pounds and some change, beating the current pole spear world record of 34.5 pounds.



On the third day I'm feeling like garbage but the other two sick people are feeling much better. I swim around buddied up with my girlfriend. She takes a couple drops and misses a few shots, but eventually lines up and gets one.



Greg gets a nice sized one, Jason gets another one or two, and we head in to a scallop bed. We spent about 20 minutes pulling up 30-40 scallops, which are free swimmers in NZ, and head in.



All in all a fun dive trip.


Here is a short teaser video of the pole speared yellowtail