Belated report

Hi yall:)! Hope you guys are hanging in there

Last year has been tough, knee surgery and a new baby, and at least 12 dives scrubed due to bad weather, and even more to work, including a few once in a life time chances. It has all kept me out of the water more than i would have liked.
Since then, I finally ditched my blackberry, I wana try to see if this new phone can simplify posting up reports for me, if i ever manage to make it out. Till then enjoy!

Ok gona figure out how to post up some pics of the trips we did make. Stay tuned!

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Man that was easy! Used tap a talk.
Enjoy!!

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Tear it up out there today!

Thanks! The mutt was every bit of 14ish.
While on the mend from surgery(1 year:() my only solace was tweaking the Comets trolling tactics to something very workable and productive for us, and the oddly successful shore dive.
As always 16 foot craft present unique challanges whilst attempting to get offshore with all the gear to chase the fish and be safe. (maybe for another post)

We were at the end of a good day, when we decided to try dragging some rapalas for a final 15 mins, the gear was somewhat messy at that point. We decided to call it. When bringing the last plug out of the water, it spun aroun the rod tip a couple of turns.
Instead of unwinding manually, I decided to fling it lightly and try to use the momentum to unwind it, I realized how stupid this was as it left my hand. I tried to quickly withdraw it from the danger zone and was caught as it came back around, actually drinving it in as i pulled away. Lessons ls learned. Fear the plugs even more now.

It went in past the barb but did not exit or strike bone.

The fun part was taking the hook off the split ring so the it wouldn't have the plug and additional Hook dangling, while at sea.

We then had to, drive back across the bay, to the ramp, trailer the boat, go home drop off, clean fish. Then go to er.

I thought for sure they would need to cut to get the barb out.

The doc walks in and says: "No problem, I dated a dock that did his residency in key west and had to do 10 of these a day".

She did this trick, not sure what its called but was very slick. Wrapped a string on the shanks of the hook near a the bend, had a nurse push on the eye as she pulled( face shields on, of course) one strong tug and it poped right out, with the barb in the same hole it made, on the way in. Leaving only a small round hole. Very slick. Was very impressed

Learning that was worth the price of admission.

The pic of emils king is from before the repower but one of my favs. Best day ever.

Thats the one ;)! Worth knowing.

For a boat ride and some time on the water, im willing to give up a few secrets;). Anytime. We are certainly blessed.
There is really no substitute for time spent waking up early and gearing up for what you are targeting.

You know me, all to well. ;).
Think you were unwrapping your float line. Sent that pic to the Wifey as proof we weren't at tootsies since we didnt have any fish to show. Lol. Figured the speardiver suit qualified it as good use of server space. Mohalo

Havent killed much since i got the 3 mill.