HUGE Snapper Spearfishing with New Zealand champions Jackson Shields & Sophie Hamilton

It's been on the 'places to go spearfishing' list for over a decade and we finally got down to New Zealand. We arrived a week before my sisters wedding and there was a short break in the weather. Jackson Shields and his partner Sophie Hamilton (Both New Zealand champion spearfishers) took me out locally for a quick dive in search of snapper, Pagrus auratus. I've shot plenty of these in Australia but this ended up being my personal best fish. Jackson runs Wettie Spearfishing in Auckland and if you are ever in the area make sure you visit, it's an awesome store with fantastic staff and local knowledge.

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00:00 Heading out
01:54 First hunt
05:48 Catch from first spot
07:06 So many fish in the shallows
09:56 Why he's the don
11:38 Ladies lunch