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Griswold
08-05-2003, 11:18 AM
Spent a great week with the family in Key West. Got my kids in the water with snorkeling gear for the first time. The girls 13 & 10 did fine. Little brother 7 needed a little help. Don’t know if I have ever seen anything to top that kid lying on a hydroslide with his face in the water, while his sisters pushed him around.

10 year nephew shot his first hog, only to have it taken by a cuda. Same cuda tried to take one from me, but the butt of my gun to his head changed his mind.

My wife climbed on my back when I showed her a 7 foot shark sleeping on the reef. I think it was a bull shark. First time I have ever seen any shark, other than a nurse, sleeping.

I think it’s safe to say the jewfish are back. We saw one about 70 pounds in 10 feet of water at one of the most heavily dived sections of the reef.

Vis was O.K., 20-30 feet inside, 60ish on the reef.

My dumb move of the week was holding the gun too close to my face while shooting a grunt. The fat lip was worth having my 4 year old nephew catch a grunt with a mysterious head wound, and have his mother take pictures.

Total carnage – 80 bugs, 125 hogs, 9 grouper, 2 mutton snapper.

keyspearfisher
08-05-2003, 11:20 AM
Thats why I didn't see any hogs off of Key West this wekend.

mushkee
08-05-2003, 11:28 AM
125....damn....abuser!

Rolo
08-05-2003, 11:33 AM
125 Hogs! Is that a typo?

fernandezh
08-05-2003, 12:02 PM
Originally posted by Griswold
Total carnage – 80 bugs, 125 hogs, 9 grouper, 2 mutton snapper.


You raped the enviroment!!! Of course I am saying that because I didn't get 80 bugs, 125 hogs, 9 grouper, and 2 mutton snapper. :D

richhermes
08-05-2003, 12:23 PM
I don't know why they call this Hamburger Helper. It does just fine by itself!!!

(You know this thread just begged a National Lampoon Vacation movie quote!):D

MarkD
08-05-2003, 01:16 PM
Glad you had a good time with the family, hopefully starting off a few more divers on their way.


And Rich, please change your avatar, I am missing more work lately trying to find your posts for another peek. :D

Griswold
08-05-2003, 04:03 PM
I know it turned into a big number, but that's a week of diving, usually with 4 people actively shooting. I'm told it had been windy, with no vis, for a long time. They were everywhere. I saw at least 10 times that number. As I mentioned above, by the end of the week 10 year olds were shooting.

We certainly stayed well within the legal limits.

Do I feel a little guilty? Maybe, but having lots of hogfish in the freezer, while living in Louisiana, will make up for that.

f94gator
08-05-2003, 05:23 PM
Real tomato ketchup, Eddie?