Watch as I freedive into a school of monster stripers off the coast of New England. All fish were in the 40-55 pound class, the fish I shot weighed in just under 50 pounds. Rather than scuba diving, free diving allows a diver to approach underwater wildlife on a much more relaxed note, and allows the diver to get much closer than they would with tanks on. Spearfishing is the most sustainable form of fishing, and often results in zero or near zero bycatch, due to it's selective nature.
Striped bass, aka stripers, are currently regulated by a "slot size" limit, and are legally taken only if they are greater than 28 and less than 35 inches. In this video filmed in 2017, no such slot limit existed.
This video was filmed with a Gopro.
Please note, this video was recorded prior to the current slot limit law that is in place, and this fish is legal size.
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