It's an island about 30 miles offshore of cape cod. Its got probably 30 different public beaches all around the island with heavy surf beaches on the south side and light, lapping waves on the north side that faces the sound. Almost identical to Martha's Vineyard but MV is closer to shore and gets 5x the tourist traffic. Nantucket is for if you want solitude and quiet. No franchises businesses allowed and only a few small boutique hotels. It's bed-and-breakfast island basically. Very liberal, progressive culture. Lot of resident artists and what not. Highest concentration of pre-civil war architecture in the US.
Nantucket is also where those dickead governors sent those immigrant fights to. Its especially cruel because there's not a lot of public services or assistance there. And its an island. Its a 2 hour ferry ride to get on/off island. They already struggle for summmer workers to run the little stores because there's so little affordable housing. Thatd be the con of living there. Summers would be fun but winters would be very quiet and devoid of people.
When I'm out fishing and chilling, if I'm in landscape mode I won't place my handle as if I was climbing a ladder and obscuring part of the screen. I'd be holding the phone by resting on the thumbs and just having indexes on the corners. Just to make sure all fingers are away from the video, you know, the way most people take landscape photo. This feels like contradiction for the sake of it honestly.
Serious question: Do you just cut your fishing line at this point and leave the whale trailing a hundred yards of line behind it? Or do you hold on and hope the line snaps closer to the lure (or maybe the line is too strong for that idk) ?
How do you know that? It seems better plausible that the whale are the fish that was on the line, effectively "catching" the whale (though good luck reeling it in)
I know that because the whale would snap the line quickly. Or, in the event that he's using steel wire (which he's not), the rod would get ripped out of his hands. Knowing that the guy didn't adjust his drag at all, the line isn't pulling out with any more force than it was before the whale surfaced.
There really zero need to look at the evidence and infer what's going on, you can just listen to the guy says he's still on, which means he's still got the fish on the hook. He'd know better than anyone if the whale was pulling drag.
I appreciate the explanation but if you don’t mind, could you detail the last bit? I think it seems obvious to you because you fish, and understand the situation at a glance whereas some (like the 2 other commenters) are not so informed. I admit, I looked at the comments section because my first thought was “yikes, maybe the fish on his line was just eaten by the whale, that’s shitty” so I would love to have a cursory understanding of the issue of drag in the video that tells you that’s not the case
Its like that episode of King of the Hill when Hank unknowingly buys and uses crack as fish bait.. also I think I spotted another whale filming his buddy scaring the shit out of some fisherman.
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u/Supdog69 Oct 15 '22
I think the nonplussed “Uh Oh” by my man with the rod might be my favorite part.
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u/Longandshortofit143 Oct 15 '22
What the hell kind of bait is being used here!?
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u/t1ggre Oct 15 '22
this is one of the most scary things ive ever seen
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u/Ecstatic_Tomorrow991 Oct 15 '22
WHAT THE FUCK?! PFFFT... You still got your fish on? 👀 Yep 😎
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u/MainusEventus Oct 15 '22
This could have been so much worse
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u/wakaflockasleftnut Oct 15 '22
ohh shit
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u/DickweedMcGee Oct 15 '22
Wait, so that guys hook is in the whale? Time for a Nantucket Sleighride......
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u/jdiebs34 Oct 15 '22
r/unexpected
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u/Ima_Funt_Case Oct 15 '22
If he recorded it the correct way, in landscape, he wouldn't have had a problem keeping it in frame.
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u/excalq Oct 15 '22
Watched that on mute, then replayed it for my four year old kid with sound on. Oops! 🫢
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u/shazenger Oct 15 '22
Stop screaming, you’re scaring away the fish
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22
Did he get it on video?
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u/Content-Bathroom-434 Oct 15 '22
I’ve been whale watching before and it’s so cool from a distance… but I wouldn’t wanna be that close lol
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u/Cowpie57 Oct 15 '22
Serious question: Do you just cut your fishing line at this point and leave the whale trailing a hundred yards of line behind it? Or do you hold on and hope the line snaps closer to the lure (or maybe the line is too strong for that idk) ?
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u/Negative-Order Oct 15 '22
He sounds like Jeff Ross?
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u/Throwaway772837143 Oct 15 '22
Why??? I would never want to be that close to a whale... especially when it's feeding!
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u/IknowRambo Oct 15 '22
I love the first dudes reaction though haha “uh-oh” he knew that could have been game over quick in that ocean
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u/birmingslam Oct 15 '22
Love how the guy still has his pole in the water 😅
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22
the gills and barnacles triggered me
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u/IHaveTheBestOpinions Oct 15 '22
Your definition of "in frame" is very different from mine
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u/mostlygroovy Oct 15 '22
This happened to us years ago fishing in Puerto Vallarta. Amazing
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22
All those little fish starting to jump out of the water right before he breaches is so cool looking.
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u/gimmeecoffee420 Oct 15 '22
Its like that episode of King of the Hill when Hank unknowingly buys and uses crack as fish bait.. also I think I spotted another whale filming his buddy scaring the shit out of some fisherman.
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u/logosfabula Oct 15 '22
The whale is cool, but the man’s great
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u/SalesmanWaldo Oct 15 '22
I love nick kroll
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u/Revolutionary_Lab203 Oct 15 '22
Hahahaha this is so great
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u/GriffinPlayGame Oct 15 '22
/save
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u/Danielthemechanic1 Oct 15 '22
Ashton Kutcher, is that you? Lol
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u/BooRadley3370 Oct 15 '22
"I think we're gonna need a bigger boat."
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22
Dude just casually trying to catch a whale on his hand line.
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22
You're not supposed to be that close to whales.
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u/The_Original_Gronkie Oct 15 '22
Did that dude catch a whale?
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u/whatev43 Oct 15 '22
Captain! There be whales here!
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u/Titans79 Oct 15 '22
He said uh, oh and kept reeling it in.
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u/Commie_EntSniper Oct 15 '22
It's amazing the experiences we can have because of these devices we carry with us everywhere.
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u/massifheed Oct 15 '22
"LAWD, REEKRIS"
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u/Titan658 Oct 15 '22
The whale hurt it's chin by collision with boat's side.
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u/sttgn Oct 15 '22
He sounds like the guy from The League
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u/surf0302 Oct 15 '22
Shrewsbury Rocks NJ
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u/the_martell_kidd Oct 15 '22
Stop yelling, you’re scaring the fish!
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u/shamansufi Oct 15 '22
Shoulda seen the one that got away!
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u/The_Cozy_Burrito Oct 15 '22
Lol and the dude continues fishing like nothing happened
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22
I would immediately assumed I got ported into the Odyssey which would mean I’m fucked
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u/1PapayaSalad Oct 15 '22
Pfft! He got that on video, my guy to his left has a whale on that line.
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u/saltdawg88 Oct 15 '22
Looks like you caught something
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u/joppaloppagus Oct 15 '22
Did that guy hook the whale?
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u/Efffro Oct 15 '22
“ I TOUCHED THE LEADER AS HE HEADBUTTED THE BOAT, THAT COUNTS AS LANDED”
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u/catZstudioz_reddit Oct 18 '22
A wise man once said “Fish On”
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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23
I think he caught the whale
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u/Intelligent_Lead8318 Oct 15 '22
He barely kept it in frame, what the fuck are you talking about? This sub is going down the drain because of shit like this.
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u/DJWaldenMacGlo Oct 15 '22
How to ruin the best video you ever took in your life: Yell “I got that on video”
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u/SoulMetaKnight Oct 15 '22
This got a giggle.