Weather, tides & work aligned for us this day in central Queensland hunting the enigmatic barramundi. Tim McDonald is one of the current Australian champions in spearfishing (along with Bryson Sheehy) and we’ve been diving together since 2012. There isn’t another person on the planet that has put me onto more quality fish than Tim and this day was no exception.
Later Hannah and I make an old classic, the barra burger. The wings and belly flap was shared amongst dozen of people at the Adreno Brisbane store for a live Noob Spearo Podcast episode and the frame was put into the crab pots.
Fisheries bag limits for barramundi are 5 per person, per day with a minimum size of 58cm and maximum size of 120cm. We took one nice fish each for the day which measured 105cm & 108cm.
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great 👍meal
Smacks a big hen, Nice…….
OMG It's Matt Damon
Nice catch 4:17 !
What kind of boat you usin bro?
Informative video, but what a bonus to see Tim McDonald great hairy chest
Daniel never ever ever!!!!! Get rid of a boat if u got a place to keep it!!!!!
Love your channel
Aren't u scared of crocodiles?
Are there crocks in that regions
Balter XPA is a bloody good beer, miss that brew.
Shooting big females fuking floops
Beautiful fish, and tasty recipe 👏
great video Daniel. Well done.
Thats one hell of a spot. Even in the NT, to catch a metery is a fish of a life time. Insane to see two caught in a day
How much do you have to worry about crocs while doing that?
I’m in Whitsunday bro and for some reason people have this weird attitude towards barra? Oh well more for us 😂
Bro need to come to belize 🇧🇿 so we can go spearfishing
What gun setup was Tim running on this day?
So similar conditions to Seabass fishing over here and i understand those Barramundi are elusive and hard to find like our Seabass!
They look so rough and majestic, great catches well done to bthe of you!
Great video mate and the burgers looked amazing, i got to try it!
Most of the time when I watch I think its looks great and I'd love to have a go. This time not the case, that looked very freaky. Would there be sharks or salt water Crocs in this area?
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I enjoy your videos and your style, you have inspired me and helped with a few techniques.
I have one question…
Is this you?
https://youtu.be/jAZpQhykOUk
Nice catching ..great..👍
Great video sir
That burger! 😋🤩
Beautiful video as always Daniel, loved the part when you made that burger- very nice editing 😃👌🏻
Ngl, the 5 Ps of spearfishing are super cringe xD
Dan, ditch the flour and egg. Just press straight into the panko crumbs. So much better, light and crunchy.
Nice shot dan, recovery needs a bit of work though.Its always unnerving hunting in the lime green cordial especially when there is a chance of crocidillygators.
aren't you scared of crocs in water like that?
any reason why the skin is often not eaten?
i find that deep fried, pan fried, steamed etc, it taste pretty good too. but i understand its personal… just curious.
Mr english
you guys should try barra stim with lime+ lemon grass + chili ( thai recepi) and wallaaaa
Sea Snakes and murky water? I'll watch from the safety of my kitchen thanks Dan. Loving your work mate!
Come on tim its time to drop a little video😜😋
Your videos motivate me so much Thank You!!! …. and glad u had a safe dive! Did u say Kewpie Mayo? lol
Nice vid mate. The audio is next level, sounds overdubbed. What mic are you using?
Trophy fish but to big to taste good
very good. The barramundi is big and fresh because it's cooked directly
On average fish that size produce over 20 million eggs a season. 🙊
Great tip about the knife through the gill plate and back up into the brain. Can think of a few common species it would be safer to do so with rather than risk a slip.
That burger……..I'm hungry and I just finished breakfast