PaulR
04-05-2003, 04:08 PM
Last sunday, I had a chance to do a 2 tank dive in 30' out of key largo. The first dive, I came up with one nice lobster, and another person in the group had the same.
Second dive was on big foot reef. I managed to find 2 nice lobbies, and looked around at the scenery the rest of the dive. Only 2 were brought up this dive, and they were mine. This spot was pretty picked over.
I can't think of the name of the boat I went out on, it will come to me. Also, this was a group dive. No guns.
Now to the hunting part--- Freediving
Ledge in 30 feet.
Vis- about 40 feet
Islamorada, Florida, USA
I had my buddy in the boat, and I jumpes over the side. Right off the bat, I loaded the gun and swam to the bottom. I found a nice sized mutton snapper in the sand just off the ledge. Took a hellmary shot and missed.
Back up to the surface, I catch my breath. As I am waiting, I see a good size grouper sitting on a rock 10' away from the ledge. I breath up, and dive down. When I hit about 20', I glided down towards the rock, and took aim... The grouper gave up a little fight, and I had him in my hands. I tossed it in the boat, and went back out.
There was a very large horse shoe shaped sand spot in a part of the ledge. This is where I saw a grouper that would be pushing 30 lbs. The moment I saw him, he took off at a good pace upcurrent. I chaced him for about 50 yards, before I gave up and headed back to the cut in the ledge.
I swam over the sand spot, and didn't see anything. As I was just about to head down the ledge, I see another grouper sitting on top of the rock bottom very well blended with the rocks. I dove down again, and took aim and fired. I hit it right behind the gills. The shaft did not go all the way through. I was confused because I hit him in a soft spot from pretty close. He put up a good fight, and I finally grabed him in the gills. I threw him in the boat, and started to head in.
The shaft didn't go through the fish because it got stuck on a big glob of fishing line that was in the fish's belly.
Seas were pretty big, but I still had a good time.
Paul
Second dive was on big foot reef. I managed to find 2 nice lobbies, and looked around at the scenery the rest of the dive. Only 2 were brought up this dive, and they were mine. This spot was pretty picked over.
I can't think of the name of the boat I went out on, it will come to me. Also, this was a group dive. No guns.
Now to the hunting part--- Freediving
Ledge in 30 feet.
Vis- about 40 feet
Islamorada, Florida, USA
I had my buddy in the boat, and I jumpes over the side. Right off the bat, I loaded the gun and swam to the bottom. I found a nice sized mutton snapper in the sand just off the ledge. Took a hellmary shot and missed.
Back up to the surface, I catch my breath. As I am waiting, I see a good size grouper sitting on a rock 10' away from the ledge. I breath up, and dive down. When I hit about 20', I glided down towards the rock, and took aim... The grouper gave up a little fight, and I had him in my hands. I tossed it in the boat, and went back out.
There was a very large horse shoe shaped sand spot in a part of the ledge. This is where I saw a grouper that would be pushing 30 lbs. The moment I saw him, he took off at a good pace upcurrent. I chaced him for about 50 yards, before I gave up and headed back to the cut in the ledge.
I swam over the sand spot, and didn't see anything. As I was just about to head down the ledge, I see another grouper sitting on top of the rock bottom very well blended with the rocks. I dove down again, and took aim and fired. I hit it right behind the gills. The shaft did not go all the way through. I was confused because I hit him in a soft spot from pretty close. He put up a good fight, and I finally grabed him in the gills. I threw him in the boat, and started to head in.
The shaft didn't go through the fish because it got stuck on a big glob of fishing line that was in the fish's belly.
Seas were pretty big, but I still had a good time.
Paul