What do you think it looks like on the bottom there?
it's a ledge that drops from 100 to 115, with a grassy flat bottom on the outside. I think that is why is so good for muttons there. We would anchor just outside the ledge on 115', use 1-2 lb weights to keep the bait on the bottom, and 40-50' leaders to fool the mutts. there is usually a lot of current there and very sharky.
That was a big mutton you posted in the gallery Oto.
indeed, I have some great spots in jupiter from my h&l days but they are deep, 100-115', caught many 10-15 lbers, and that monster.
one day, I'm going to try to dive those spots with the help of variable ballast.
selling some extra gear to buy a custom suit. these are my back up fins. They are soft fiber glass mounted on OMER millenium pockets. the blades have an angle, they are 20cm x 80 cm. they feel really good on surface swimming, I've used them in up to 70' depth.
I got these blades from Dan. Anyone from this forum gets a better deal 
$140
very cool stuff Aaron
I loved the Grand Caymans,too, Oto . Awesome place...
You try any sea turtle while you were there ? Stuff is damn good.
I could stay there for 6 months at a time!
no, I didn't, but I had some opportunities to do so and always wimped out, not big on trying new foods. what does it taste like?
I'm going back next year, so I'll give it a try.
Thanks for sharing Oto. You should get a digital camera with an underwater housing.
yes, I've been thinking about getting one, any suggestions based on what you've used or researched?
just got back from a family vacation in Grand Cayman, wow, I've never enjoyed diving this much. I didn't shoot a single fish, spearing is only for residents over there but the diving was superb
I did 5 dives, all shore dives, some were tricky (on the east end) because of rough seas and having to negotiate around the reef to get out, but once you're out it was great. I couldn't do a good enough job to describe the structure, but I'll try.
water was 86 degrees, dove in shorts, cressi 2000HF, minima and omer snorkel
site 1: east end, cinderella's castle, diving depth 30-70', vis was only about 60' with 4-5' seas due to stiff easterly. a bit over a 1/4 mile swim, tricky entry/exit around the reef. structure is jagged rocks rising to 30', with massive caves underneath. did only about 20 dives and headed back early, too rough to stay out. saw muttons, a couple of small nassaus and blacks
site 2: west side, the sunset house pier, diving depths 20-90', vis at least 80'. nice easy entry. after a short swim of 50 yards you're in 65' of water. there is a wreck in 65' with some dog snappers, rockhinds. On my second dive to the bottom I hear a funny noise, just as I level off, the Atlantis Submarine is right in front of me!!! it started manuevering backwards and turning, I swam towards it as fast as I could and got to within 20' of the windows and waved hi 
then headed up. did some drops on the roll off to a max of 91', played with some muttons around the 75' area
site 3: the Babylon Wall, north side of east end, diving depths 50'-100', what a spooky dive! still rough with east wind, entry/exit was difficult, once on the reef, about a 1/4 mile swim, the wall drops from 55' to 4000!! :@ no matter how much I wanted to relax I just couldn't do it on this dive. I did a few drops on the cliff side of the wall to see if I could spot some big fish, I did see some big muttons only after I found this platform like rock formation (maybe limetsone) protuding out from the wall at exactly 97', I did 3 dives to it (short dives around 1:30). this was the most impressive dive site of all.
site 4: divetech pier on northwest side, a very relaxing experience, with a mini wall that drops from 40 to 70'. on this site I worked on my bottom times doing several 2 minute + 65-70' dives, I even ran into 2 scuba divers that took some pics of me at the bottom , not much fish on this site.
site 5: snapper hole on east end, finally the east winds subsided to flat seas so entry/exit was easy, still about a 1/4 mile swim to the site, much like cinderella's castle, sharp ledges with 30' drops, caves, with a sandy bottom at about 72'. saw a big cubera living amongst a school of tarpons in one of the caves, then played around with some nice size mutton on the sand.
in all, a great experience, I could have stayed there for another 6 months! going back again soon!
a couple of pics from site 4 courtesy of the scuba divers!
nice fish Harry! no mangos again! I'm going to start thinking you are alergic to them!
nice mutts too!
I saw some big ones in the Caymans this week 
nice fish Frank!
We don't shoot those poor helpless fish <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
were the big ones too fast for you?
nice fish! what, no mangroves?
it was a good time, very fishy spots, we could have shot many sheeps and nice size mangos were around, just a little spooky.
Dan, the more I look at the fish, the more I'm convinced your fish was a big ass mango and not a cubera
The vis wasn't good, in places it would open up 10ft from the bottom at 60ft, I was afraid of hitting my head on the bottom. Fortunately Rolo is a master of positioning the boat and the marker right on the money.
really? except the first spot we tried, I thought everywhere else the vis was outstanding for the area, with 20-30' average
nice fish guys, conditions looked awesome.
feels good when you're diving well, doesn't it Alan?
I agree, now I do train by myself very often but I make a great effort not to do long swims or breathholds, I never swim anything over 75m by myself, which is not a stressful swim at all. I never do any statics, and the swim and hold only when I have a partner.
when I'm alone, I make it more of an endurance work out and not hypoxic training.
bastards, wish I could go..
Schock as in cock shock Oto? <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">
yes! I just found out my idol used to be a cock smuggler!:hi:
Che sucks, i won't watch that movie either...
hey, changing the topic back to movies, talking about a different genre, porn :bed:, do you guys know who peter north is? man, this guy is like the stud of 80's and 90's porn, this guy has done some many hot chicks, now, there is someone to admire. :notworthy1:
anyways, I found out yesterday he got started in porn doing gay movies :ymca:, I was in schock...:(
great catch!
not a bad day! that's a black margate right?
