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*zenspearo* · 07-30-2012, 01:34 AM

Amazing story still. Opah is the king of fish as far as taste. Congratulations!!!

*jdnieman* · 07-30-2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by undrH2Ohntr

Nice work JD...looks like the fins turned out really nice as well

Thanks Eric. I shamelessly plugged the fins in the picture with Andrew! It's been slow getting going since I don't really advertise, though I'm starting to gain a little momentum.

Scott Diego · 07-30-2012, 11:15 AM

Thanks for posting... I am blowing up my offshore float now...

mikeme · 07-30-2012, 11:58 AM

Wow that's amazing. Congrats.

dustyyoungblood · 07-30-2012, 12:44 PM

Incredible! Love the story. Must be still smiling.

thereefgeek · 07-30-2012, 01:03 PM

Opah's good eating bro!!
Had it once down in S.D.
Dark reddish-brown meat.
Looks like venison, tases like heaven!!

spearsamohi · 07-30-2012, 02:01 PM

Good looks bro!

Spearforfun · 07-30-2012, 02:15 PM

That is really cool! Thanks for sharing.

Chainsaw · 07-30-2012, 03:49 PM

Best eating fish ever, my wife and I drive to Ensenada just to buy them CHEAP at te fish market and bring it back.BAD NEWS IS IT DOES NOT LAST.

arice · 07-30-2012, 03:51 PM

Wow. Gorgeous. I've eaten a lot of Opah but never seen one fresh like that. Awesome story. Makes up for missing those easy shots.

campione · 07-30-2012, 07:55 PM

Opah taste better than wahoo. More oily flesh. Good job!
Hmm, maybe an El Nino is around the corner!

Huntersmoon · 07-30-2012, 08:23 PM

Could have been a legend if you saw and speared that, great catch and close!

*jdnieman* · 08-01-2012, 11:20 AM

Yeah, it must have been just out of visbility. It couldn't have been more than 40 or 50 feet deep and it wasn't far off the paddy as the boat was pretty close. We were using two drift socks, so we were sticking pretty close to the paddy. He could see the YT swimming circles around me. Since the opah took the iron dwindling straight down, it must have been 40 or 50 feet down and away from the paddy. It was probably 75-100 foot vis cuz I could see the drift sock from the paddy.


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07-30-2012, 01:34 AM	#16
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07-30-2012, 11:15 AM	#18
Scott Diego Ocean Bound Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,512	Re: Paddy Opah! Thanks for posting... I am blowing up my offshore float now... __________________ Scott www.darnellcapital.com Nelson Mandela of Spearfishing: http://www.wongspearguns.com/ "hasta la victoria siempre"

07-30-2012, 11:58 AM	#19
mikeme Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,202	Re: Paddy Opah! Wow that's amazing. Congrats.

07-30-2012, 12:44 PM	#20
dustyyoungblood . Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ladera Ranch Posts: 501	Re: Paddy Opah! Incredible! Love the story. Must be still smiling.

07-30-2012, 01:03 PM	#21
thereefgeek Soon-to-be ex-patriot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Out there on the water Age: 42 Posts: 5,266	Re: Paddy Opah! Opah's good eating bro!! Had it once down in S.D. Dark reddish-brown meat. Looks like venison, tases like heaven!! __________________ *Rich VanDusen* You can't buy happiness but you can buy a sailboat, and that's pretty much the same thing. Check out my sailboat project at www.svrambleon.com

07-30-2012, 02:01 PM	#22
spearsamohi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 244	Re: Paddy Opah! Good looks bro!

07-30-2012, 02:15 PM	#23
Spearforfun Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: El Cajon, CA Posts: 1,576	Re: Paddy Opah! That is really cool! Thanks for sharing.

07-30-2012, 03:49 PM	#24
Chainsaw Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Alamitos ca Posts: 1,035	Re: Paddy Opah! Best eating fish ever, my wife and I drive to Ensenada just to buy them CHEAP at te fish market and bring it back.BAD NEWS IS IT DOES NOT LAST.

07-30-2012, 03:51 PM	#25
arice Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 700	Re: Paddy Opah! Wow. Gorgeous. I've eaten a lot of Opah but never seen one fresh like that. Awesome story. Makes up for missing those easy shots.

07-30-2012, 07:55 PM	#26
campione Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: santa monica, california Posts: 228	Re: Paddy Opah! Opah taste better than wahoo. More oily flesh. Good job! Hmm, maybe an El Nino is around the corner! __________________ Stathis http://home.earthlink.net/~kostop

07-30-2012, 08:23 PM	#27
Huntersmoon The Creature Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego, CA/ Aracaju, Brasil Posts: 329	Re: Paddy Opah! Could have been a legend if you saw and speared that, great catch and close! __________________ If it bleeds..... we can kill it

08-01-2012, 11:20 AM	#28
jdnieman Moana Waterman Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacific Beach, CA Posts: 575	Re: Paddy Opah! Yeah, it must have been just out of visbility. It couldn't have been more than 40 or 50 feet deep and it wasn't far off the paddy as the boat was pretty close. We were using two drift socks, so we were sticking pretty close to the paddy. He could see the YT swimming circles around me. Since the opah took the iron dwindling straight down, it must have been 40 or 50 feet down and away from the paddy. It was probably 75-100 foot vis cuz I could see the drift sock from the paddy. __________________ JD Nieman CEO/fellow diver, surfer, kitesurfer, SUPsurfer http://www.moanawaterman.com

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