Basic Gear For Spear Fishing

by jimrussell | Aug 10, 2019 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Kraken, United States, Video

Huge thank you to Jameson Redding for putting together this awesome video and giving me a chance to talk about some of the basic gear I use for spearfishing out here in Northern California. Everyone has different ways of doing things so I encourage you to experiment...

Start of 2019

by jimrussell | May 9, 2019 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, Video

The Ocean has been rough when I have had free time and haven’t shot a fish in over a month, so put together some footage from the first few months of the year. Fish shown include Lingcod, Cabezon, CA Sheephead, Blue/Black/Olive/Vermilion Rockfish, and some Rock...

“The Kayak Spear Fisherman”

by jimrussell | Apr 17, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Feature, Internationalisation, Kraken, United States, Video

Last summer Jameson Redding from the JK Media House came out and spent a few days with me. I’ve met Jameson twice before at past Gimme Shelter tournaments, and he is a super cool guy and a ton of fun to be around. He is also a super enthusiastic kayak angler,...

NEED YOUR PRESENCE FOR RUSSELL FORK RELEASES MEETING

by wildwildwes | Mar 20, 2019 | Whitewater

ATTENTION SOUTHEAST WHITEWATER RIDERS: Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:30 PM for a meeting about Russell Fork releases and how they will possibly continue… Your presence is needed at this meeting to help our community voice! The U.S. Army...

Big Jim’s 2018

by jimrussell | Dec 16, 2018 | Fishing, Kraken, Video

I had a really fun year of diving!! I dove from my Kraken 13.5, from shore, from boats and was even lucky enough to do a mothership trip with Jameson Redding off my friends sailboat!! Below is a video of some of the highlights of the year…species featured...

November in Monterey County

by jimrussell | Dec 2, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States

Blew off work on Saturday AM and headed down to the beach. Little bit of a shorebreak but was able to get out between sets. Nice and glassy once offshore, but very foggy…was very glad I had my Navionics GPS app to help keep me oriented. First area produced one...

Bring The Ling

by jimrussell | Nov 6, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Kraken, United States

A new fishing and diving shop recently opened up on the Breakwater Pier in Monterey, and they put on a Lingcod Tournament with both hook and line and speargun categories. The conditions were pretty bad, but I paddled out in my Kraken anyway… All my usual holes...

Spearfishing California Halibut

by jimrussell | Sep 5, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, Video

I have put in a LOT of time this year either diving off my Kraken, or just jumping in from shore, staring at sand looking for California Halibut. These fish are delicious, but can be frustrating to hunt as you can stare at miles of sand without seeing any, or you can...

January to March 2018

by jimrussell | Apr 27, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, Video

It has been a busy first three months of the year, but I have still been able to sneak out and get in some diving here and there off my Kraken 13.5, from shore, and even once from my buddy Jeff’s boat. While I haven’t gotten out as much as I would have...

Caught Him Slipping…

by jimrussell | Jul 7, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, Video

A couple years ago I started exploring a new (for me) area that is only diveable on very calm days… The area is fun to dive with varied depths, cool structure and a good variety of fish and so I try and get out there once or twice a year when the ocean lays...

Gimme Shelter 11

by jimrussell | Jun 11, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Internationalisation, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, United States, Video

I recently completed my 8th annual pilgrimage to Shelter Cove for the Gimme Shelter 11 Kayak Fishing Tournament. This event is much more than a kayak fishing or diving tournament for me…it is about seeing great friends (many that I only see up there), being in...

Gratitude>Expectations

by jimrussell | Apr 21, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

So….I missed a shot on a BEAUTIFUL, big LingZilla last week… Can see here how the tip of my speargun dropped right before I pulled the trigger and the shaft went straight under her chin… View this post on Instagram Heartbreak of a miss for...