Nicole NEW Spearfishing & Freediving Florida/ Hunting the Reefs, Lobster Grabs, Snappers, Sharks!
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This is a mix of my Freediving/ Spearfishing footage for the past year+. Hogfish, grouper, lobsters, schools of tarpon, and lots of hand-grabbing lobsters! All Pole Spear. It goes through lots of footage of 2016, through 2018, with Summer diving where I could dive for 5 hours straight with no wetsuit and still feel toasty...which is awesome!. I've only been diving/spearing for a few years and love it, I never worry about getting the most or biggest fish...just having the most fun! I finally finished this video and will update my description including some of my favorite moments. For now I’m happy to finally share more of my magical moments…please subscribe for more, I have so many amazing things that have happened even since the highlights I’ve shared here! ………………………………………………………………….. I found this sport on my own, and have spent hours researching info/watching others videos, and holding my breath on my couch, lol. I did some things the harder way initially, hence you will notice I'm wearing wetsuits with no weight belt (didn't even own one yet). I did that the whole first cold season lol, it was really hard to stay underwater being so buoyant and hunt/shoot fish, but I worked it out! I left a lot of full clips that may not seem so eventful, but for me it really represents a lot of what is the reality of (at least my experience in) freediving/spearfishing. For me, it's 90%+ about the beauty, the freedom, the moments, the nature, being in harmony, witnessing another world full of life, and then there is the hunting aspect that comes in after, and doesn't conflict with the other appreciations. When I spear and kill a fish, or a lobster, anything...I respect that life and that it is suffering so much, and I want that to show in every way I handle that creature. Then to be as humane as possible even in how they are killed (quickly). It is not lost on me that until I came along, that creature was living a life, and that it ended so I could be nourished, and I always give my thanks and respect. On a side note, it always "bugs" me a little (pun intended, lol) when people throw around lobsters like they are not alive and experiencing misery, I even kill them (knife through head) BEFORE I twist their tails off so they don't experience a slow death. I just like to share these ideas, because I think as the evolved species that is hunting, we can be conscious about how we end something's life, unlike the rest of the animal kingdom that can't. Just sharing my 2 cents here :) To each their own though. You might notice..I don't "only" hunt big, impressive, trophy fish (to say the least! lol). 99% of these dives were from walking to the beach carrying my gear, and swimming offshore a couple hundreds yards out to the 1st reef. There is a lot of spectacular life out here, but I can easily dive a few hours and only come across a few good fish. I'm out there to have fun, dinner is a bonus, and I don't have any ego about the size...my attitude is that I'm grateful to have it and it's going to be delicious fried up. Heck…small means will fit right in the pan- whole! Yummy! lol. Yes, I often dive solo. I made sure I was knowledgeable in enough ways to minimize the biggest risks, and the rest of the risk I accept. I NEVER push my breath holds while diving. I would ONLY do that with someone watching me directly, knowing I'm pushing it, in case I blacked out. I dive within my comfort zone, I won't risk trying to hold a little longer, a little longer, just for that fish...because I understand there is no forgiveness in that kind of error, if you end up blacking out. So I listen to my body and surface before I really need to, I pay attention to the time I'm down. Boats are the other thing I look out for constantly, and then the sharks...but it's not sharky around here at all (very rare to see other than a nurse). I tie off my float and keep my fish there, they're only on my hip for a short time. Thanks for watching! May everyone get to be able to get out and do something they love! - Nicole - tags, Bimini Riffe Otter Float shore beach dive evolve torelli lobster spear fish fishing spearfishing, hog, stonefish, night, lobster, tarpon, hawaiian sling spear, pole spear, spearfish, ocean, girl, sexy, bikini, reef, freedive, snorkel, fish, snapper, underwater, freediving, Nicole d'Aiguillon, girl, women, sharks, shark, diving, girls, free dive, woman
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I often think of Jay Moriarty and all the water time he's missed out on.....the relationships he lost to his desire to go further.
If you spend as much time in the water as I have you will see that it is just a matter of time before you find yourself in some hairy situations. Respect for the ocean and it's inhabitants can aide in your surviving such situations.
The idea, for me, was not to become so complacent and carefree that I lost focus on my surroundings. Not the easiest thing to do when zeroing in on that 10 lb hog snapper, but a state of mind to strive for. It's all about honing and fine tuning our instincts.
I'm not trying to be negative Nicole. I just don't wish to hear on the news one day that your crew was filming you at the surface with a big bug and a boat ran you over, or a shark nibbled on your ankle.
Safety First......ALWAYS.
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and hope to your beautiful videos often
I'm amazed at how long you can stay under water. Pretty impressive. Keep the awesome videos coming! Love them :)
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Thank you!!!!!
What’s your gun spearfising?
As a kid I grew up on that beach you dive from. Live just up the road now. Really good music. Vid is good as well. One question. Please, do you ever see any Snook? Again truly enjoyed you sharing of some good experien ces.
We are still ice-covered for probably another month, but we still do life if in the solid state.
HMU if you think it could work, at least for your channel.
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