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I CAUGHT a GROUPER in the DESERT from a Sailboat!
21 June 2026 · 9 min · 438 views · Scyros
Giuseppe surfaces with speared grouper in blue water.
What this video covers
Giuseppe, sailing the 38-ft Marussa, anchors in the northern Sporades near Scyros to spearfish.▶ 0:27 He initially targets shallow rocky areas near a small island, analyzing current flow and bait fish presence to locate predators.▶ 2:15 Despite favorable conditions—strong current and rocky structure—he struggles to find fish, catching only a single mullet after two hours of diving.▶ 3:14 He notes a lack of biodiversity in the area, observing mostly damselfish and saddled bream in depths of a few meters.▶ 4:14 Moving to the outermost tip of the island near a lighthouse, he dives along a drop-off where the seabed transitions from 10 to 18 meters.▶ 6:26 Using a spear with a custom-sharpened four-edge tip, he successfully harvests a large grouper at depth.▶ 1:03 He cleans his catch in the water to maintain cockpit cleanliness.▶ 3:41 The experience highlights the difficulty of locating fish in certain Mediterranean waters despite seemingly ideal environmental conditions.▶ 3:55
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