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Old 07-01-2020, 01:04 PM   #1
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Epic day out of Panama City

Went spearing out of Panama City this past weekend and had the single best day of diving and spearing i have experienced in 10+ years of diving. Set PR’s in Gag (25.3 lbs) Red Grouper (20.85 lbs) and Hogfish (23.5 lbs)!! When we got back to the dock I weighed my Hogfish on an IGFA certified scale, turns out it was exactly 1 pound shy of the Federal USA record. We had unbelievable seas, viz and fish all day Saturday. Just wanted to share the trip with everyone.
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Old 07-01-2020, 01:21 PM   #2
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Re: Epic day out of Panama City

Definitely some trophy fish there! Congrats! What depth were you diving?
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Old 07-01-2020, 02:02 PM   #3
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Thank you sir! We were in the 135-155 depth range.
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Old 07-01-2020, 06:04 PM   #4
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That Hog is a BEAST. Nice report!!
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Old 07-01-2020, 07:22 PM   #5
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Well, I don't know what else you have to dream about now! Maybe next dive a treasure chest full of gold! Congratulations on the EPIC Day and thanks for posting the amazing pictures! What a haul.
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Old 07-01-2020, 08:02 PM   #6
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That Hog is a BEAST. Nice report!!


Thank you sir.
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Old 07-01-2020, 08:05 PM   #7
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Well, I don't know what else you have to dream about now! Maybe next dive a treasure chest full of gold! Congratulations on the EPIC Day and thanks for posting the amazing pictures! What a haul.

Lol!! I’ll take that for sure!! Thanks for the kind words.
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Old 07-02-2020, 03:54 AM   #8
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Great fish!
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Old 07-02-2020, 08:38 AM   #9
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That is a crazy big hog, Congratulations!
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Old 07-02-2020, 04:32 PM   #10
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Nice guessing a commercial trip the way the boat is set up.
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Old 07-02-2020, 05:31 PM   #11
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Beast of a hog! Congrats
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Old 07-02-2020, 06:41 PM   #12
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Nice fish all but FYI that hog record is freedive only I believe you'll find. That is by far the biggest I've heard of in the northern GOM.
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Nice fish all but FYI that hog record is freedive only I believe you'll find. That is by far the biggest I've heard of in the northern GOM.
Not sure, the IGFA website just lists the record for federal waters as 24 lbs 5oz. I couldn’t find any kind of qualifiers or designations about how it was taken.
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Nice guessing a commercial trip the way the boat is set up.
Thanks for the compliment! But it was just a few guys on a private vessel having an unbelievable day.
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Old 07-06-2020, 10:32 AM   #15
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Awesome day of diving, for sure!
Curious what type of structure the gags came from? Ledges vs live bottom vs wrecks.
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