Evenin' Gents,
My name's charlie...and i'm stoked i found this forum! 
i'm a life long saltwater fisherman, diver, and spearfisherman. I moved to miami from baltimore (fished the chesapeake extensively and off shore for big game out of ocean city before moving south) in 2004 and fell into the bonefish game and reef diving lifestyle with all my heart. I've got a 17' maverick mirage which keeps me occupied on biscayne bay at least once a week...but have made it my personal initiative to invest more time, energy, and passion into spearfishing. It's something i've always loved and wished I'd had more time to pursue aggressively. I've got a Rife competitor 1-S which i'm itching to use more often. So far i've only shot a handful of groupers and hogfish when hunting with friends from the keys...but I'm stoked that i'll finally have more time to hit the water...
After a few years of slavin'...business has finally picked up...my time has freed up...and now i've got more time to spend getting my free diving/spearfishing game up to speed.
I've been fishing since I was 5 (i'm now 27), diving since I was 12, and got my OUPV five years ago (been boating since I was 2). I'm extremely capable on and under the water, very easy going, and am in desperate need to find dive partners motivated to get some spearfishing done. My maverick isn't built to run offshore obviously...but i'm down to trade a flats charter for a spearfishing trip ANY TIME.
This looks like a phenomenal community...and I'm glad I stumbled across it. Looking forward to learning more about spearfishing south florida and the lower keys and meeting some motivated fish killers.
Kampai! 
