This trip is Kevin Second time hunting the FAD. First FAD we saw few Mahi Mahi but after few shot the become to Shy. Second FAD there were smaller Mahi Mahi and we manage to shoot Enough for Kevin's BBQ inn his Villa.
Spearfishing at The Bali, Indonesia FAD for Mahi Mahi
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The Compilation video of Bali Spearfishing toward the end of the year: Spanish Mackerel, Dogtooth Tuna, Buffalo Emperor, Dolphin, Mola Mola, Turtle, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi, Maori Seaperch, Green Jobfish, Giant Trevally, Bluefin Trevally, and Redbass.
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Video Edit: Peter Oprandi and Hubert Haciski
Music Credit: Jason Nolan - The Offing https://soundcloud.com/jasonmakesmusic
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Captain Edi Van Halen
Captain John Legend
Blaise Bonazza
Karine
Ben
Felizian Katakis
Jario
Andrew tsockallos
Alex Scharf
Jambrong
lilian
Justin David Baluch
Christel Fung
Mikkel Pries
Andrea Lastovkova
Elle Ainsworth
Jodi J Felloni
Dan Fleischer
Josh Harris
Harry Hawkins
Keith Nate
Jaeho Lee
Brandon Rosalia
Jacob Giles
Timothy Archer
Osama Albannay
Ahmed Al Nouri
Andre Wicaksana
Brodie Moss
Chris Simatis
Brett Levingston
Florent Dirheimer
Holli Rosdail
Shelby
Pitsi
Mathew Philbin
Alexander
Jared Buncombe
AndreSpearguns
Offshore Lifestyle
Yazbeck Wetsuit
St Lukas
Mondo Lifestyle Resort
Amed Dream Ibus Beach Club
Florent Booked a 4 day trip and I never dive with a diver so relax in the water. I learnt a lot from watching his technique. We had some good hunt around the reef and Open Blue water. It was one of my memorable experience diving with worldwide experience Spearo.
Spanish Mackerel
Florent Holding Wahoo and Mahi Mahi
Wahoo and Mahi Mahi
Watch the Video some clip was taken from the trip With Florent
7 Day trip with Liliana and Blaise in North Bali and East Bali
We started in North Bali with Spearfishing, and doing some spearfishing training in the shallow waters of north bali where we could prepare our hunting skills befor the big game fishing in east bali we planned to do in the next 5 days.
The View on the way to the North
As we meet in the hotel where we had a quick briefing of what we are going to do the next few days and explained the plan of the whole trip and purpose and what we would be able to see during the next few days.
Packed up Jukung befor the dive
We do a full on gear briefing befor we jump into the adventure and how to use the guns, and get used to the equipment and how to properly handle it.
Fun Times in the Jukung
Then we started exploring the coast around north bali and after all the briefing we jumping into the water
Preparation
Day 2
In the morning befor the spearfishing we have done a short breath-hold course for spearfishing to increase our chances and hunting abilities in the open water.
Liliana did 2 amazing minutes and Blaise did amazing 3minutes in the morning!!
Breath Training
On the way to 3 minutes
We started in the afternoon due to tidal movments so we have the best chances of catching fish and the good visibility.
That day we ended up catching a nice sized Bluefin trevally which they prepared in the restaurant later on for dinner.
Brining the catch to the boat
Day 3
We meet at the Harbour to cross to East Bali with the ferry.
As we arrived we checked into our hotel and prepared all the gear for the boat so we are ready for the adventure.
We travel around east bali to find our good fishing spots and enjoying the views of the landscapes and ocean.
EAST BALI VIEW
Day 4
We started early morning following the tides and went into few diffrent spots to have a high chance of shooting few fish,
that morning everything was going crazy and the jumped into the water and saw the fish jumping ontop of the surface and it was alot of excitment that day, the currents where not easy but we ended up with a beautiful catch for the end of the day we have been stalking fish and swimming alot for it.
Blaise with his amazing catch of a bluefin trevally
Day 5
That day we will not forget because the experience of all the Dolphins and freediving with big Gts was awesome, we changed up few spots and went to checkout some freediving spots for the change of the trip.
Free diving
Hunting Practice
Hunting around
Freediving in some crystal clear waters
Amazing GT patroling around us
Day 6
The beauty of spearfishing is that it can always be a big suprise and you never know what happens during the next dive, suddenly everything can change.
We went out during the afteroon and decided to come back abit later so we can see the sunset from the boat.
On the last spot we checked I dived down abit deeper and decided to have alook on the ledge and encoutnered a school of dogtooth tuna which i took the chance to shoot.
Dogtooth
Dogtooth and Small GT
Later that day when we returned to the hotel we had the amazing experince to try the dogtooth sashimi , prepared for liliana and blaise that evening and everyone loved it because it was so fresh ,
we kept the fish on ice in our good kill bag that keep the fish fresh and good during the hot weather here in bali since we want to enjoy the catch to the fullest!!!
Preparing Sashimi
The days passed quickly and we had alot of fun.. spearfishing in the North and East and enjoying some of the freshess fish caught by ourselves.
Trip with Liliana and Blaise 5- 11th of August Guided by Hubert.
3 day trip spearfishing at the eastern part of Bali is like running a marathon for 3 day. We experience strong current, unfriendly swell, but its all worth it because we witness school of dogtooth tuna, GT and plenty of giant reef fish..
Day 1:
Spearfishing in East Bali is a nice Challenge , the fish are smart the spots are variating in depth around 5-15m, everything can be found from big midnight snappers, maori seaperch, red seabass , job fish , and the occasional swimming by Giant Trevally. Justin our customer already was on the island and booked a 2 days trip to go spearfishing with us, i arrived the day before and cusulted him on the evening whats about to happen the next f
ew days and what we are going to do, organised our boatman so everyone is on the same page and there wont be any miscommunication.
Next next morning at 6am I picked justin up from his Hotel and we made our way on the scooter to Made’s house and grabbed all our gear and walked it down the beach to the boat, the Tide was very low so we had to slowly drive out of the bay to not damage the propeller of the engine, after we hit deep water we started steaming out with 25knots heading for our first fishing spot on the side of nusa Penida the island next to Nusa lembongan,
Stunning coastline
We geared up and had a quick communication how the spot looks like, how to hunt it and where to look.
As we jump in the water is a bit colder due to incoming tide and the upwelling of the colder water from the deep , and its early in the morning where the sun is still low , perfect hunting conditions since the fish wont be able to see our shadows and we can sneak up easily,
i went down and did a bottom time, and spotted few Maori Seaperch but they where really shy , also few midnight snapper but since it was just the warmup dives my Mammalian dive reflex was not fully in action yet. So we let the fish be and hope we can shot them another day.
We left the bay for another bay to show some other reef fish species and ended up with few sweetlip and dived few caves which where really cool, the structure in East Bali are awesome, sometimes you don’t need the gun and can just enjoy the freediving part. The big caves and rocks are perfect hideouts for Red Seabass so you always keep an eye open and try to maximise your bottom times and hiding skills.
Hotel View
We dived bit along the coast and then decided to change the scenery to a beach break where we can find some Maori seaperch, the swell was around 4feet so the spot had lots of surge but the more active the fish are, we tried our luck at few nice 10kg seaperch but due to moving surge underwater at the point of shooting we got moved, it’s a nice smart and challenging fish, which ends up not only as perfect food but an amazing trophy for every spear fisherman. As the day passes by hunting the fish , we slowly get tired and decided to finish after 6hours of diving to be ready for the next day.
Day 2:
On that trip we are a bigger team , as Alexander and Peter join us for some hunting
We swap it out to be more exciting , Alexander joined up with me to hunt some big trophy GT’s and Justin went with Peter to slay reef fish.
In the first spot we experience some murky water , despite that fact we still jump in , the swell was big too so we couldn’t get to close to the wall but managed to do some good dives,
Offshore lifestyle
Alex dove down and shot a perfect sized Golden Trevally for Sashimi and we both where stoked, but the conditions were getting worse so we decided to move spot to another bay and hunt for some reef fish.
Justin and Peter seen many reef fish but due to surge the hunting was hard and they shot few parrot fish for dinner that day.
In the next spot Alex and I did some few deep drops on a Seamoun, i’ve spotted a big Giant Trevally on my first drop and called Alex over so he can have a go with his custom made Andre Speargun Quad Roller on the big dark GT (approx 35kg) despite the current we had to fight we stayed at the spot at hoped for something big to pass by , but as we know the famous GT sometimes they just patrol the area and that guy was a patrolling one , he didn't return and continued to look for his lunch at the next pit stop.
Peter and Justin landed a nice jobfish and travally when they where hunting in the reef, which is an amazing catch and perfect sashimi as we know the famous job fish for his soft white flesh.
Green Jobfish, Parrotfish and Trevally
After around 7h we all been tired but wanted to save our energy for the next day because thats when the action begins!!
Day 3:
We shot a unicorn fish to bring out the big boys and it works like a charm. The first batch was 30-50 GTs average size was 20 kg. The biggest was atleast 40kg to 50 kg. Hubert Shot a 19kg GT.
The second batch after the GT was shot the fish we all waiting for the famous Dogtooth Tuna. 3 Doggie 10-20 Kg size, then not long after 20-40 kg size in group of 20-30.. We try our best to come close but the attempt was not successful.
Heavy gear for the big boys!!
later of the day Hubert attempt to shot few Green Jobfish but the jobby manage to break off.. but he manage to secure 2 small doggy for sashimi lunch. To sum up all the trip we are very happy that nature still manage to fight back. The spot that we visited have been overfish the last 10 year. But what we saw that day put a big smile in our face.
I have great respect for famous doggy spot, my advise you must always dive save, dont take any risk, and think positive. On Day 3 i almost fainted twice due to equalizing problem, i experience extreme dizzyness going up to the surface after a dive and lost balance. luckly i have my bouy not to far and i quickly hang on to it to rest. For 2 weeks i have problem with migrane and low blood pressure. The problem was blood was not flowing properly to my head. A quick fix by mr Ketut, my migrane and blood probem dissapear. Healing Bali style...
Short Video Spearfishing around Bali with Indospearfishing Charter. The New FAD is producing after 1 month at sea. The video contain footage of rich diversity of marine life in Bali such as Whitecap Shark, Dugong, beautiful reef fish, Sea Turtle, Maori Seaperch, Midnight Snapper, Wahoo, Bluefin Trevally and MahiMahi.
Mahi Mahi caught in our Brand New FAD/ Rumpon
Good Day with Indospearfishing Charter 35kg of Mahi Mahi and 8 kg of Wahoo
North Bali is perfect if you want to experience both blue water and reef Spearfishing. We have 6 FAD to hunt the famous Mahi-Mahi , Wahoo, Sailfish, Skipjack Tuna, Tripple Tail, Rainbow Runner and Yellowfin Tuna.
Alex Personal Best Spearfishing Rainbow Runner
Second personal best Beautiful Female Mahi Mahi
The reef we have several spots to choose from acording to the tide, visibility and moon phase. The first day we hunt at the FAD and the result was good, Giant rainbow runner 5 Kg, 8 kg Mahi Mahi, and 3 kg Skipjack tuna.
The next day we hunt at the reef but visibility was not so good we manage to hunt few medium size. Overall is a the trip was good experience with good dive buddy.
The second trip with Kevin Noone ended with spectacular spearfishing hunting result. we came back with a smile in our face with disbelief with all our experience hunting at blue water.
FAD #1
First drift we got a taste of what is coming for us. Second drift bam!! first Mahi Mahi Down, and 2 more follow (Even Capt. Edi Van Halen caught one on his handline)
FAD# 2
First Drift we scouted and saw what we came for. Seond Dirft and third drift was Bulls on Parade. Kevin Shot his first Bull. There was 2 other bull roaming but kept it distance. Then i spoted a Wahoo by iteself. I drop and waited for it to come closer and bam!! wahoo on the boat.
FAD # 3
more Mahi Mahi and we each shot one and call it a day. Our Cooler was full :)
Kevin Noone and Peter Oprandi Posing with Mahi Mahi and Wahoo
We started the dive with really good visibility during high tide. We did a drift dive with mild current through different bays. Result was a good size Maori Seaperch, Parrotfish, and small GTs..
My First Rumpon Experience was unforgettable experience. Only slept 3 hours, It took us 2.5 hour to go to the Rumpon, plus our heart was pounding from excitement and we were surrounded with Yellowfin Tuna and Skipjack. We left the fishing village at 3:00 am and reach the first rumpon/FAD at 5:30 am. We were to early because it was dark, but the 30 minute wait was worth it. All the sudden the surface was bubbling from all the bait fish being attack by Yellowfin Tuna and Skipjack.
The size 90 double rubber speargun didn't really help , 110 3 rubber also was useless because it was undersize, and we had zero experience. We still caught the tuna but by using Handline with life fish bait. From that first experience i never stop going back to the rumpon. Is the best spot to catch pelagic fish: Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Sailfish, Spanish Mackerel, Tripppletail, Rainbow Runner and Mahi Mahi.
This year i lost a rumpon so i decide to make another rumpon little bit further from before. Hopefully with my experience and a lots of planning we will shot few Yellowfin tuna and sailfish and of course a lot more Wahoo and Mahi Mahi in the cooler Bag!!
The process took 2 weeks to build the Rumpon. We need to order the rope from a shop in Denpasar and it took us 1 week to buy one because they need to delivered from Jakarta. The concrete anchor will take several days to properly dry. The construction of the rumpon platform only take 2 days. Once we completed the Rumpon we made a small ceremony will simple offering to the gods and holy Hindu priest to lead the prayers. The next day the rumpon was escorted by 12 Traditional boats to position. The location is famous for the migration route for the famous Yellowfin tuna and Billfish.
We arrive before lunch time and it was quiet and easy relaxing drive from Denpasar to North Bali.
We check in to the villa and waste no time to jump in Boat to hunt some pelagic at the FAD. The first FAD the water visibility was really bad due to the storm but the first dive i manage to shoot 12kg mahi mahi. It give a good fight but thanks to the FAD it stop it from swimming everywhere witht the line.
Second FAD we saw school of wahoo but they kept their distance. Many smaller mahi mahi but also they kept their distance.
We decide to leave the FAD due to the incoming storm and headed to reef. The reef visibility was 5-10 meter and all the fish were sleeping. We decided to call it a day.
