By Joe Cermele

Spearfishing is definitely not my game, but I can't help appreciating the recent catch of Hawaiian angler Wendell Ko for multiple reasons. According to this story on the blog of photographer Jon Schwartz, Ko doesn't want to dive the reef where fish abound. That's too easy. Ko wants to stalk his fish. To best the 188-pound yellowfin tuna in the video, he dove down 60 feet on a single gulp of air. That's impressive. What's more impressive is that once he reached depth he waited. He patiently hovered for "minutes" hoping a tuna would cruise by. It did, and he hit his mark. Then he had to get it to the surface while oceanic white tip sharks swarmed. Not for me, but good for you, bro!

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from elkslayer wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago

well, obviosly they had nothing to worry about because they were wearing camo and the sharks couldn't see them.

I'll stay on the boat.

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from stick500 wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

I've spearfished in both oceans over the years and lately I've been spearing carp in clear MN lakes. It's an incredible sport.

When I was in my 20s and 30s I would hang the dying, bleeding fish from my stringer on my weight belt and continue to the rest of my dive in the oceans. Pretty crazy!!

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from Nyflyangler wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

It's not the sharks you see that's the problem, it the one you don't that gets you.

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from elkslayer wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago

well, obviosly they had nothing to worry about because they were wearing camo and the sharks couldn't see them.

I'll stay on the boat.

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from stick500 wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

I've spearfished in both oceans over the years and lately I've been spearing carp in clear MN lakes. It's an incredible sport.

When I was in my 20s and 30s I would hang the dying, bleeding fish from my stringer on my weight belt and continue to the rest of my dive in the oceans. Pretty crazy!!

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from Nyflyangler wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

It's not the sharks you see that's the problem, it the one you don't that gets you.

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