First Spearfishing Hunt with a Kayak

Haven't posted on here for a while so I thought I'd share a somewhat recent dive trip my friends and I went on. We launched out of SWS in the early AM then made our way to one of the kelp beds outside the cove. There, we came across the usual critters. I shot a few rockfish and managed to find a decent 20-21" cabezon in the area; We didn't see any legal ling's or anything special--the area was largely all rockfish and baitfish. The ride back to the launch point was tough -- after several hours of diving, we were pretty sapped-out... so paddling back was a challenge--especially with our kayaks a little heavier with fish loaded onboard and swells/wind that picked up in the afternoon. We eventually made it back to shore safely, thankfully, with everyone happy with the experience.


Cheers

https://rumble.com/viodob-spearfishing-in-carmel-with-my-new-stealth-fusion-480.html?mref=16ndn&mc=56j07

That hatch.omg.
WTG. vitalité‎!

Dyu ever get spined by urchins?  didn't realize how thick they were there. 
nice shooting

Dyu ever get spined by urchins?  didn't realize how thick they were there. 
nice shooting

Naw, I never had a problem with them; I'm pretty careful when I'm near those things while searching rock spaces.

Awesome! I'm stoked your new kayak is working out for you. Cheers

My buddy and I took the yaks out for a spearing run over at SWS. We shot a few fish for the grill - my friend nabbing himself a nice ling in 40ft of water. The day was overcast and some 3-4ft swells rolling into the cove--bigger swells and higher winds outside. An all-around good time.

https://rumble.com/vj3qkz-spearfishing-carmel-for-rockfish-and-exploring-the-kelp-beds.html

Awesome video.

Awesome video.

+1
Also what did the dragging of the Stealth across concrete do to the bottom? Hoping you had some duck tape underneath 

Awesome video.

+1
Also what did the dragging of the Stealth across concrete do to the bottom? Hoping you had some duck tape underneath 

Yea, the bottom got scratched a little. Most of the scratches were toward the back-end since my friend was carrying the forward 2/3 of kayak off the ground. It's thankfully nothing major - the depth of the scratches are shallow enough I can maybe flatten out with a heat gun. I'm exploring some solutions to help negate these kind of problems.