Series synopsis
Speargun Hunter is a drama television series that premiered on Outdoor Channel on December 31, 2006. It ended on March 4, 2014. It stars Sheri Daye.
Featuring elite spearfishing experts from around the world, the Speargun Hunter team travels to locations that reveal not only the stunning beauty of the ocean, but the real and present danger that comes with hunting large prey in the wildest environment on earth, the open ocean. With a live, no-nonsense reality feel, Speargun Hunter is never contrived, and you never know what will show up in the middle of the ocean.
Premise
Featuring elite spearfishing experts from around the world, the Speargun Hunter team travels to locations that reveal not only the stunning beauty of the ocean, but the real and present danger that comes with hunting large prey in the wildest environment on earth, the open ocean. With a live, no-nonsense reality feel, Speargun Hunter is never contrived, and you never know what will show up in the middle of the ocean.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sheri Daye as Host
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 78 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | December 31, 2006 | March 18, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 13 | December 31, 2007 | March 24, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 10 | December 31, 2008 | March 4, 2009 |
| Season 4 | 9 | December 31, 2009 | February 25, 2010 |
| Season 5 | 10 | December 31, 2010 | March 4, 2011 |
| Season 6 | 10 | December 31, 2011 | March 3, 2012 |
| Season 7 | 4 | December 31, 2012 | January 21, 2013 |
| Season 8 | 10 | December 31, 2013 | March 4, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Treasure Coast Meet the Speargun Hunter team as they explore Florida's Treasure Coast, hunting for cobia, grouper and amberjacks. |
December 31, 2006 |
| 2 |
Key West Atlantic The Speargun Hunter Team heads out of the Florida Keys, searching for action and adventure in this underwater paradise. |
January 7, 2007 |
| 3 |
Key West Gulf of Mexico As the team explores the gulf waters of the Florida Keys, the ocean tries to bite back and the hunters become the hunted. |
January 14, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hawaiian Style with Daryl Wong Part 1 The Speargun Hunter Team go Hawaiian style with master speargun hunter and Hawaiian local Dr. Daryl Wong. |
December 31, 2007 |
| 2 |
Hawaiian Style with Daryl Wong Part 2 This week on Speargun Hunter it's part 2 of our Hawaiian style adventure. |
January 7, 2008 |
| 3 |
South African Hunting Florida This week on Speargun Hunter, we prowl the waters of southern Florida with US national spear fishing champ Mike Hickey. |
January 14, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hunting Florida's Middle Ground Part 1 Danger and beauty surround the Speargun Hunter team as they join commercial spear fisherman Dan McMahon. |
December 31, 2008 |
| 2 |
Hunting Florida's Middle Ground Part 2 Diving even deeper in the hunt for big fish on the Middle Grounds with Dan McMahon and Ricky Hampton. |
January 7, 2009 |
| 3 |
Dan McMahon Part 3 This episode features spearfishing in the beautiful waters of Florida, all while avoiding sharks. |
January 14, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Andros Island Bahamas Part 1 We hunt the reefs of South Andros Island Bahamas where pole spears & slings are the only legal tools for spearfishing. |
December 31, 2009 |
| 2 |
South Andros Island Bahamas Part 2 Using only a pole spear, we hunt pelagic fish at a buoy famous for big game fishing action & big sharks. |
January 7, 2010 |
| 3 |
Rob Murphy After being run over by a powerboat that severed both of his legs, Rob Murphy returns to the sea & the sport he loves. |
January 14, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marquesas Key with Captain Jon Cooper The Speargun Hunter team heads south from Key West to hunt the waters of Marquesas Key. |
December 31, 2010 |
| 2 |
Return to Little Torch Key The Speargun Hunter team returns to Little Torch Key with the Hally family to hunt wrecks & reefs. |
January 7, 2011 |
| 3 |
La Paz Part 1 - Speargun 911 Sheri Days suffers a severe blow to her eye while speargunfishing for wahoo in the Sea of Cortez. |
January 14, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lionfish Invasion This week Sheri Daye and Randy Jordan of Emerald Charters are on a mission to rid the Caribbean of the invasive lionfish. |
December 31, 2011 |
| 2 |
Panama Part 1 - The Reefs From the reefs to the open sea, the Speargun Hunter team explores the waters on Panama's Pacific coast. This week Sheri Daye and Andy Ansin hunts a series of open water reefs for mullet snapper, golden trevally, almaco jack, cubera snapper, and mackerel. |
January 7, 2012 |
| 3 |
Panama Part 2 - Tuna Tipoff This week, part 2 of our 4 part Panama adventure. We're on the hunt for yellowfin tuna forty miles offshore |
January 14, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Carolina Pt 1 Subway to Undersea Adventure This week, Sheri Daye is diving off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina with expert spearfisherman, Rob Harding. |
December 31, 2012 |
| 2 |
South Carolina Pt 2 Cobia Rodeo This week, Sheri Daye continues her diving trip off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina with expert spearfisherman, Rob Harding. Today, the waters are calmer and the ledge they're fishing is one of the best Sheri has ever seen. |
January 7, 2013 |
| 3 |
South Carolina Pt 3 Big Seas and Sunken Ships Today on Speargun Hunter, it's our third day of spear fishing in South Carolina and we're met with an angry ocean, miles offshore in rough seas with low visibility. But we'll make the best of it and find the fish! |
January 14, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
La Paz World Cup - 1st Scouting Day We join the US team of Mike Bann and Dennis Hausler as they scout the waters off Cerralvo Island for an edge on the competition. |
December 31, 2013 |
| 2 |
La Paz World Cup - 2nd Scouting Day Australians Marcus Low and Ryan Walker scout for pelagics, one day before the La Paz World Cup of Spearfishing officially begins. |
January 7, 2014 |
| 3 |
La Paz World Cup - Competition Day 1 We join the veteran team of American Brock Kennedy and Australian Chris Wood, as day one of the La Paz World Cup of Speafishing gets underway. |
January 14, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Outdoor Channel |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 31, 2006 |
| Last aired | March 4, 2014 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |