Home Tournaments Calendar Weather Merchandise Sponsors

Go Back   Spearboard.com - The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Boating Social Media Forum > United States Geographical Locations > Miami and The Florida Keys

Miami and The Florida Keys Have a report, or want to discuss spearing in Miami or the Keys? Post here!

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 07-21-2017, 01:46 PM   #1
Badfish66
Registered User
 
Badfish66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Washougal, Washington
Posts: 23
Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

Looking for somebody to do some spearfishing with. Either in Miami Key West or both. I'm staying at the Casa Marina Resort in Key West and I understand there might be some decent hunting from shore there I'm going to be arriving in Miami on the 26th of July and staying through the 30th and then I'll be in Key West from July 30th through August 4th. I'd be interested in a shore dive or possibly renting a kayak. I would also be willing to reciprocate with some salmon fishing up here if you ever get this way.
Badfish66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2017, 02:03 PM   #2
ny_er
Registered User
 
ny_er's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Key West
Posts: 2,740
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

Be very careful hunting from shore, a guy got his foot cut off by a prop a little bit ago
__________________
ny_er is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2017, 02:12 PM   #3
Badfish66
Registered User
 
Badfish66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Washougal, Washington
Posts: 23
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

Thanks, I won't stray too far from my float and flag.
Badfish66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2017, 05:22 PM   #4
Jankglass
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Key largo
Age: 34
Posts: 196
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

dive flags don't always protect you down here lol
Jankglass is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2017, 08:41 PM   #5
Badfish66
Registered User
 
Badfish66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Washougal, Washington
Posts: 23
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

True, they don't always work anywhere, do they? That's one of the reasons I would like to dive with someone else, for general safety and another set of eyes.
Badfish66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-22-2017, 10:59 AM   #6
Impaler Spearguns
Sponsor
 
Impaler Spearguns's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: key west
Posts: 813
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

you really need to get on a boat here. the reef one mile offshore here is in a huge traffic area and the fish are tiny- illegal small size. Even the reef line - right in front of key west is fished out mostly- and that is 7 miles- to do any decent spearing here - you need to run a minimum of ten miles each way and realistically we run an average of 20 miles each way on an average day here. This is not like the west coast - the water here is shallow a long way out- kayak fishing doesn't really work here. It is possible - just very unlikely you will find any fish and it is VERY dangerous to do it where you are thinking of going- it's like playing frisbee in the highway median. Just charter a boat- do a split charter or something - maybe make a friend- I know one guy who takes people out for 100$ a day or something- but the kayak thing is a bad plan.
__________________
Impaler Spearguns is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-22-2017, 01:30 PM   #7
Badfish66
Registered User
 
Badfish66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Washougal, Washington
Posts: 23
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

Well, that's not what I was hoping to hear but thanks for the info. I'd be up for splitting a charter with somebody. Do you have the name and number of the guy that charges $100 to take people out? And is it worth $100, meaning will he put you on fish?
Badfish66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-22-2017, 03:35 PM   #8
Jankglass
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Key largo
Age: 34
Posts: 196
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

Abyss dive shop in Marathon will take you out for under 100$ and bring you to the reef. Before i had my boat i went out with them a few times and shot a nice grouper and some snappers and hogfish.
Jankglass is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-22-2017, 03:37 PM   #9
Jankglass
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Key largo
Age: 34
Posts: 196
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

I would take you but im going in for sinuplasty on the 5th and cant dive
Jankglass is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-22-2017, 09:04 PM   #10
Badfish66
Registered User
 
Badfish66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Washougal, Washington
Posts: 23
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

I appreciate that and all the good info. Hope your sinuplasty goes well and your'e back out there hunting soon.
Badfish66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2017, 08:45 AM   #11
Impaler Spearguns
Sponsor
 
Impaler Spearguns's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: key west
Posts: 813
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

Quote:
Originally Posted by Badfish66 View Post
Well, that's not what I was hoping to hear but thanks for the info. I'd be up for splitting a charter with somebody. Do you have the name and number of the guy that charges $100 to take people out? And is it worth $100, meaning will he put you on fish?
the guy is on sb
I won't advertise for him- since his operation is illegal
I know many captains who spend alot of money to run legal operations- and I won't disrespect them by pushing people to an illegal charter
my guess is - if you keep posting on here- you will get a pm from the dude who runs the illegal gas money charters from his house
__________________
Impaler Spearguns is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2017, 10:42 AM   #12
Badfish66
Registered User
 
Badfish66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Washougal, Washington
Posts: 23
Re: Looking for a spearfishing partner for Miami and Key West

Well, do you know any reasonable legit ones in the Key West area?
Badfish66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:12 AM.


The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Social Media Forum Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2002 - 2014 Spearboard.com