Hi Erin! I have seriously commercial long line fished but now retired. We were one of the most productive boats out on the west coast of Florida. Your way of harvesting fish is awesome!! Not on purpose we killed more shorts in an hour than you will kill in a lifetime. Don’t worry about what people say man you’re doing it right!! Hope y’all slip by this storm. Love y’all be safe!!
@KeyWestWaterman
Жыл бұрын
thanks so much for the positive feedback, and we are all prepped! I appreciate it!
@janajeffsilvernickelladventure
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you for sharing.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!
@iStiflock
3 жыл бұрын
bro glad to hear business is picking up... I am happy to wait as long as its for a good reason. Again love the voice over. My dream is to be able to do spearfishing one day.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
me too! glad to hear it and thanks for watching! hope you are able to make that dream come true!
@kohenshlom
3 жыл бұрын
great video ! fun to watch with some great footage of our bottom , you make it look easy ...
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
haha I try! happy you liked it!
@dog-tr4lh
3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear Business is picking up !!
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
absolutely no complaints! happy to be working!
@stattiedowns5771
3 жыл бұрын
Nice video great techniques 👍
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!
@ciroperrone5947
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome as usual, looking forward to some more commercial deep drop videos.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
will get back to it once the season opens up!
@evanisaacs3086
3 жыл бұрын
You definitely make it look easy!
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
lol years and years of practice!
@offthehookproductions4481
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another excellent episode! Nice to know what you look for on the fish finder.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
thank you for continuing to watch!
@fishhunter348
3 жыл бұрын
Mate, you give so much good info in your vids! Thanks for sharing!
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
im trying! glad you enjoy the vids! more on the way!
@matthewbrundage2582
3 жыл бұрын
Great video Aaron, Nice stalk techniques on those blacks🤙 I like how you show that if you can read the bottom machine you can always find good spots, and I found some of my best ones just running and sounding Thanks for sharing
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
yup! a good bottom machine is all you need! constantly looking for new spots!
@fadondyer3533
3 жыл бұрын
Great video man love the voice over all ways learn something from these videos thanks man
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
happy to hear that! thanks for sharing!
@Nytro2277
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent videos there just on point from techniques to your action in the water right on Capt.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
glad to hear it! thanks for watching!
@sammcvea1069
3 жыл бұрын
Good job, very informative. Thanks
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
thank you sir for watching!
@mdv2043
3 жыл бұрын
I guess that is good motivation to go find new spots...delete all the ones in your gps...haha good you backed them up. Great video Sir. Hope yall stay safe and well.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
haha sure is!
@firefightergarcia
3 жыл бұрын
Another great video. I've been spearfishing for 4 years down in big pine and next summer I will definitely use your approach of moving if there's no activity. I usually chum like crazy and pray to the fish gods.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
haha gotta keep moving! cover more territory !
@johnmueller7953
2 жыл бұрын
New subscriber. Really got alot out of this video. Struck a nice balance between sharing your knowledge without giving up your money maker spots. Most appreciated. Started frequenting Keys Fresh Seafood as well. Another good tip.
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
welcome! so glad you enjoyed it! thanks so much for watching! and keys fresh is the best!
@warrenedmunds6316
3 жыл бұрын
As always great a great vlog
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@redbullrich
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome channel ... and yes.. you make it look easy ... I messed up my ear as a kid and have always had trouble going past 45ft or so .... 👍...
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
that is a bummer! ear issues are all too common!
@wreckashore9283
3 жыл бұрын
Just fantastic work! Heading out with no numbers and exploring new spots. Made me feel like I was there. The water was so blue. Give Will a camera so that we can get a full shot of you from the surface all the way down to the bottom and back. I also am missing your drone footage that you have had in earlier videos. Great work stay safe out there and looking forward to your next production
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I will have to do that next time! get that 3rd person angle! and ill try to get some more drone footage incorporated!
@davidraines2873
3 жыл бұрын
I guess judging size comes with experience that I don’t have. I won’t shoot most of time if there any doubt. Lots to learn
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
yea just years of seeing fish in the water! normally am pretty spot on! thats the best way to be! when in doubt don't shoot!
@JohnKlopp
3 жыл бұрын
Spearfishing is definitely not easy although you make it look so. Awesome vid! 🇺🇲👍
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
haha im starting to hear that regularly! thanks for watching!
@igobygio
3 жыл бұрын
May have to drive down from Satellite Beach in January for my sons birthday. Charter would make a fine 13th birthday!. Sweet video....yew
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
haha yes! you know where to find me! just keep driving south!
@jarodwaldman3303
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome as usual. Keep it up.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
thank you sir!
@WRA005
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Needed this video always have some trouble finding spots.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
happy to hear it!
@thomasbowers3821
3 жыл бұрын
can you do a video of how you make your chum
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
there's already an older video of it! one of my commercial spearfishing videos!
@FLSeaKid
3 жыл бұрын
Love the tips and the narration! Great video!
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
happy to hear it! thanks for watching!
@kevinkimbrell1404
3 жыл бұрын
The spearfishing videos are awesome keep em coming
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
glad you like them! more to come!
@webe_fishing9345
3 жыл бұрын
Love the knowledge buddy! Im using insights to create my own fishing channel! Thanks
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
awesome! happy to hear it!
@marcosmolina5776
3 жыл бұрын
The shallow diving tip video would be awesome. Love the videos
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
going to work on that!
@marcosmolina5776
3 жыл бұрын
Key West Waterman Every video you put out is amazing, you're a bad ass feeediver.👌
@williamparrish8767
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vidoes they're full of great info. I'm glad you mentioned how the spearfishing looks easier on video than in reality. Wish you could make a blooper video with these. Keep up the great work. Thanks
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I have been shaving footage of my misses! going to make a blooper reel and breakdown what went wrong!
@AntiVaganza
3 жыл бұрын
+1 on spearing looking easy on YT. I have taken out a few very good freedive instructor friends of mine. Great technique, depth and bottom time on the rope but with a gun, everything is new. I really subscribe to the idea that good hunting skills trumph dive skills for most scenarios. Though of course, it's ideal when you do have good dive skills, too. But yeah, having beginner charter guests, and some possibly without great freediving skills, probably needs quite the reality check to make sure they don't get disappointed. On another note, I am also happy to see how quickly you brain and gut your fish. It's just the respectful thing to do. Personally, I don't even like seeing people throwing their fish into the boat. I've never really gotten into chumming, but would love to see a video on it. I think I saw you mention that you buy a premade one and mix it with sand? But perhaps you could talk about the all DIY version and a bought one and what else comes to your mind. How much, how often, how long to wait before it should take effect. All that jazz.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I've said It a hundred times, im a much better hunter than I am diver! and thats why I tend to be a little more successful than others! I just know I'd rather be dispatched quickly than go out in a cold dark cooler! so I try to provide the same courtesy! For sure that is definitely on the list to be done! weather has been terrible here for the last month so ive had to put a lot of the back burner!
@AntiVaganza
3 жыл бұрын
@@KeyWestWaterman Awesome man and thanks as always for the reply:)
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
@@AntiVaganza of course!
@skyking4581
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Aaron, I see your slip is right next to the Yankee Capt's. I am thinking of going on it but i'd rather go on your boat if you in fact charter. I'm not a spear fisherman. Rod and reel is my passion. Sky King
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
yes I am! greg is a good friend of mine and I highly recommend his trips! they absolutely crush it! would be happy to get you out as well!
@jackpepper2501
2 жыл бұрын
What’s your favorite? Three-quarter inch thick fresh fillet lightly fried in extra virgin olive oil salt & black pepper sprayed with fresh lemon juice. Thanks for sharing your spearfishing KWW.
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds good!!! Thanks for watching!
@justinphillipsdvm
3 жыл бұрын
Can you go through your making Chum process?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
its in an early commercial spearing video!
@craybro
3 жыл бұрын
Have you done a video on how to prepare the chum you scoop out?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
yea its in one of my early commercial videos!
@Evan721sxm
3 жыл бұрын
ever heard of cmor maps? they show individual rocks and structure, great accuracy
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
yup! I am very familiar with them!
@davidbowser5534
2 жыл бұрын
Doing a couple of hours with a chart at home can help identify possible dive locations and save a whole lot of fuel.
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
there ya go!
@Kabir9861
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate this advice man, gonna apply it to spearing here in Miami
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
awesome! hope it helps you locate some new productive spots!!!
@troysmith3928
2 жыл бұрын
Love the vids, especially the teaching ones like this one! Thanks.
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear it! Thanks so much for watching!
@markpoole8142
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, really enjoyed this one! And you definitely make spearfishing look easy. How important is chumming? I almost never do it spearfishing, almost never fish for snapper without chum, so maybe I’ve answered my own question.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
its not a deal breaker honestly! some days we don't chum at all and do very well!
@vincentmangeaux9419
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips brother I’m lookin for spots out of hawks cay
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
of course! thanks for watching!
@kingpaw2426
3 жыл бұрын
Very Informative video, thank you for the content. Can you tell me the specs on your the gps
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
its a simrad evo 3 hooked up to an airmar b260
@joshuamorey4025
3 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy what's the depth machine you use? I noticed its a simrad but what model? How deep is it good for? I see you use it for deep dropping as well. Nice videos bro. Spear on!
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I run simrad evo 3 7". its connected to an airman b260. the transducer is much more important than the unit itself by my understanding although im not an expert. it reads clearly up to 2000' of water I can mark bait in up to 1300 or so
@55suarez
3 жыл бұрын
Yo Aaron, Whats usually your mix for chumming? Just 1 to 1 sand and chum blocks?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
there's an older video I made that shows the process! its not 1 to 1 just kinda have to ball park it!
@bengen7806
3 жыл бұрын
Great video man! What’s the idea behind grunting while your down?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
its gets the attention of alot of fish, often will pull grouper out of the holes and make snappers turn. I don't have any science behind it but its worked more than once!
@sumthangelse89
3 жыл бұрын
Shallow water boulder hunting with the light would be awesome! Maybe find some lobster too the only groupers I've shot wer all rocked up mostly during Mini seasons would love a chance to shoot some muttons so hard to find big ones in shallow water. Your narration is cool too and ur supose to let the little ones go even if there close, your a great waterman, full of respect for the jungle you hunt in sweet vid and clear viz! Sorry for the looooooooong comment...
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
thats definitely on the list to do! I hardly ever see legal muttons in less than 20 ft of water, typically hunt them in 50-60 ft!
@alexsocha9379
3 жыл бұрын
Learned alot from this one thanks
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching brother!
@victorcortez1155
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this content alot and since I myself am still learning my FF, watching this video was helpful so thanks for that. Question, do you always gut your fish before throwing them in the cooler? Any specific reason? Thanks in advance Aaron. Tight Lines Bud!
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
happy to hear it! and I normally always bleed them but these fish went to the market so thats why I was gutting them!
@WarehouseFilmz
3 жыл бұрын
😳 I would NOT do that! (Delete my waypoints for fun)
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
lol! I backed them up!
@Abc-io9rz
3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever spearfishied the humps in the keys?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I have not!
@connorbaird699
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, What size Yeti is your coffin box up front?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
250!
@TCS9490
3 жыл бұрын
Like watching your channel
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
happy to hear it! thanks for sharing!
@brrr8904
3 жыл бұрын
how long u been diving for? Did u take a free diving course?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I have not taken a course, ive been in the water my whole life but ive been modern day free diving for about 10 years
@fishybizzness1592
2 жыл бұрын
Question, what type of chum do you use? Great videos!
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
Just thawed chum with sand
@tchrist141
3 жыл бұрын
Do you have any waypoints to where your merch is?? Want a LS T-shirt!
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
don't have any yet! but will be working on that soon!
@plainswanderer3043
3 жыл бұрын
Say Hi to Capt. Greg!
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I will!
@julians2599
3 жыл бұрын
Show us how to make ur chum mix. PLEASE
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
its in an older commercial spearfishing video at the beginning of the vid! can't remember exactly which one but it was one of my earlier videos
@flysubcompact
2 жыл бұрын
Got a question. In this video Will is hanging high running "safety" for you. Is "safety" for shark alert or just just to observe you are OK or both? Also, if a huge bull shark was drawn in, how does th safety guy alert his pard?
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
just to watch for black outs and such. not so much sharks.
@ggotro
2 жыл бұрын
Do you mind telling what the different types of fish bring at the market?
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
Too much info to list! And it fluctuates
@fredsmith4492
3 жыл бұрын
So I dive but would like to learn to free dive. How did you learn?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
honestly I grew up in the water my whole life, surfing and lobstering. just kinda came naturally over time!
@doublerainbow
3 жыл бұрын
Mangrove is ultra yummy.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
my favorite snapper!
@aaronnola6005
3 жыл бұрын
You should backup your waypoints on my machine....for safety
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I back them up monthly on two different cards!
@aaronnola6005
3 жыл бұрын
@@KeyWestWaterman 3rd time is the charm? Think of it as an offsite storage company like Iron mountain. Will be a free service of course by me. I'll even drive to you. By the way, some taxidermy guy is looking for wahoo heads on some of the keys facebook yardsale sites.
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
@@aaronnola6005 haha! they aren't that great anyways! and I believe he reached out to me! shouldn't be a problem gettin him some!
@Mizzle83
3 жыл бұрын
what do you use for your chum mix?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
its just sand and chum mixed together!
@ericvaughn8741
3 жыл бұрын
why do you cut the grouper bellys ?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
these fish went to the market! they have to be gutted to be sold!
@kevinobrien8478
3 жыл бұрын
Any tips for diving with a beard and mustache?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I trim the top of my cheeks and the top of my mustache with a razor so my mask doesn't leak, only way ive found for a secure seal!
@drowseh
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely a lot harder than it looks.
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
indeed it is!
@curtisbakkedahl8184
3 жыл бұрын
Try spear fishing dolphin on weedlines
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
lol the one day off we tried we ended up not finding any and shooting wahoo instead! but am definitely gonna give that another shot when the mahi get thick
@curtisbakkedahl8184
3 жыл бұрын
Key West Waterman I would love to see it that would be an amazing video
@charleswellen663
3 жыл бұрын
hogfish video
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't shot a hogfish yet this year! hardly ever see legals ones! but will try to find some!
@Salty_004
3 жыл бұрын
What simrad unit is that?
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
Evo 3!
@TacoMyrick
Жыл бұрын
Dude... I'm jonesin' to get out on the water. I should quit my job and start fishing full time...let me know if you ever need a fat lazy deckhand.
@KeyWestWaterman
Жыл бұрын
haha i'm good for now! thanks for tuning in!
@javierpiriz8567
3 жыл бұрын
👍👍💯
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!
@roanmilelli
3 жыл бұрын
I will safety for you any day you need me and I’m free most days, I’m level one certified and know and practice all of the safety procedures
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
ill keep that in mind! I appreciate it brother!
@DominicanLuc
3 жыл бұрын
💪🏾
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
yessir!!
@DominicanLuc
3 жыл бұрын
At Schooners right now
@robm6335
3 жыл бұрын
That looked deeeeeeelish
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
haha!
@user-ys6hl1uy1t
3 жыл бұрын
Looks fishy
@KeyWestWaterman
3 жыл бұрын
that was the plan!
@gmanoutdoors1
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Aaron check out Salt Strong they have the newest and coolest fishing app ever. Check it out you won't regret it.
@KeyWestWaterman
2 жыл бұрын
will check it out!
@ravennelson827
Жыл бұрын
Land locked fisherman. enjoying your site, Yup looks easier when you do it...
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