Happy to be part of the community

[spear or reel]

Hey guys and gals, new to the board and saying hello. My name is Ryan and I am new to spearfishing but I have been fishing rod and reel my entire life and have had great success. I'm looking forward to meeting other local spearfisherman and leaning the ins and outs of this great sport. I am currently in Tallahassee for school (FSU!) and originally from Tarpon Springs, FL where I live when i'm not in school and where I do most of my fishing.

[SpearitPBC]

Welcome to the Board Ryan

[noboundaries.jd]

Welcome! I just joined as well. There is s stupid amount of quality info here! I'm down the road in Pensacola with fam in Tally. We'll have to get up and shoot some fish!
Jon

[spear or reel]

Thank you SpearitPBC. Sounds good Jon. I have a few friends that spear out of cape San Blas... seems like a mid point between us. Ill be sure to pm you if I plan a trip that way.

[jbsrq]

What's up Ryan. I am new too. There is a ridiculous amount of info on here. I am down in Sarasota.

JB

[spear or reel]

Welcome JB, I hear Sarasota is beautiful... and some damn good fishing too! Its amazing how much you can learn about this great sport from an established online forum such as Spearboard.

[SpearitPBC]

check out Capt TJ, 2Shea Charters, fishandivetampa.com

hes an awesome captain, out of Clearwaters and also does trips to Tarpon Springs, you will be Guaranteed to be put on Lots of quality fish

[spear or reel]

I have actually come across his webpage in the past. Seems to be a very legitimate operation. I am unfortunately on a college budget, so I don't think a private charter is currently in the cards but when the time comes I will surely consider 4shea. Thanks for the heads up.

[SpearitPBC]

Perhaps you can sweet talk him into a college discount

[Kraken]

welcome aboard...some of my all time favorite shooting is up in Tarpon!

[spear or reel]

Thanks Kraken. Ive really enjoyed your videos and posts since before I was a member. You are actually one of the individuals that motivated me to create an account when I saw how you consistently kill good numbers of hogs in the Clearwater area. Keep up the good fishing and maybe you can teach me a thing or 2 some time.

[Kraken]

Originally Posted by spear or reel

Thanks Kraken. Ive really enjoyed your videos and posts since before I was a member. You are actually one of the individuals that motivated me to create an account when I saw how you consistently kill good numbers of hogs in the Clearwater area. Keep up the good fishing and maybe you can teach me a thing or 2 some time.

Thank you for the kind words! Stuff like that is the reason I share my stories and photos. I know I get pumped when I see pictures of guys with sweet fish so I always do my best to share whats going on during my trips. Glad I could help in some way and Im always happy to get out shooting with new guys. I look forward to some dives with you in the future.

[spear or reel]

Originally Posted by Kraken

Thank you for the kind words! Stuff like that is the reason I share my stories and photos. I know I get pumped when I see pictures of guys with sweet fish so I always do my best to share whats going on during my trips. Glad I could help in some way and Im always happy to get out shooting with new guys. I look forward to some dives with you in the future.

Sounds great to me. Im going to Costa Rica in May for a trip and plan on doing a lot of spearing over spring break in Tarpon. Ill be sure to post pictures and reports.