Bluewater Safaris, Guy's name is Keith Love. Might try to make it up thete next year. Boat maintenance is keeping me for another season in the Caribe
this is from my buddy Nate. He had some unreal photos of fish from those trips. Good luck. 
Posts by hank
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Got this reply form Sheri... "To summarize, the process to identify a hybrid can be quite complex. There is an outside chance that one of Dr. Steele's colleagues will take the time to try and identify it. But I have to warn you, even if he agrees to do it, it still may not be "identifiable". In any case, if his colleague does agree, we would ask you to mail a frozen sample of tissue."
Here is his quote to her: "DNA is probably the only reliable way of figuring out what it is, but that relies on enough of the DNA work having already been done on possible parent species. I'm not sure if that work has been done or not."
So, we will continue to keep everyone posted on the results. And Hank, we appreciate what you're doing to figure this thing out!
If you really want this to be a record, freeze the fish.
Daryl Wong shot a hybrid jack in Hawaii a couple or three years ago. It was a cross between a white and a blue ulua (sorry I don't have the scientific names) If I remember correctly Dr John (Jack) Randall confirmed it was indeed a hybrid and I believe would have been a record but Jack needed some tissue or something...... but Daryl had eaten the fish. <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"> He should have frozen it as I recollect. Hold onto it until we see what the experts say.
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Not sure how long it will take. I sent the other pictures. It'd be great…and lucky
…if it's a new record. Good luck. I'll post any information I get.Hank:
Thanks. Not sure of the parent species without having the specimen to count scales and gill rakers. I will send to two people who will be most likely to know the parents.
Aloha, Jack
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I always wondered how these hybrids came to be. I doubt it's like a big female cubera is approached by a bold little mangrove saying, "hey baby....you're hot....". <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">
It's probably a mass spawn of both species going on near each other and the currents help combine eggs and sperm being released in a mass pescado orgy of sorts.
I sent the pics to an ichthyologist I know in Hawaii. If he's not too busy I hope he'll get back to me with his take on it. He's IDed over 600 new species of fish in his career.
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Also, stop kicking as soon as you're negative. It seems that it takes longer to reach the bottom but you'll increase your dive time.
Be careful and enjoy.
If you take a free dive course they will teach you to be positive to 30 feet. From 30-60 or so, you're converting from neutral to negative and beyond that, especially with your thick wetsuits, you're going to sink fast.
But, if you're hunting at 20 feet, you don't want to positive to 2 atmospheres...or 33 feet. You'd rather be maybe to only 10 feet so you can lay on the bottom without fighting it.
Exact proper weighting is hard to strictly adhere to if you're diving at different depths during the course of the day....like Marco going over 100 feet.
But positive buoyancy is very important near the surface so if you DO black out...you won't sink right back down.But Marco makes a very good point. And I have to take a bit of time to get into that mode of relaxation. "Relax your eyelids" was advice given to me. And as I pass 30 feet or so and become neutral to negative I try to relax the grip on my gun, my neck muscles, legs....just drift down and angle my body to land where I want to go. Once on the bottom, even holding my head up burns O2.
Some days I'm just more into that state. I hit it yesterday and ironically, I didn't get one fish. But I was having a great time exploring new spots and doing some good dives....for an old fart. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
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There's a member here...Nathan but I can't find his homepage. He used to do those charters and man....serious fish. They'd pull up behind the shrimp trawlers, which seriously chum the water. Wahoo, Marlin, jacks, sharks....unreal.
I'm trying to contact him on Facebook and will post the name if he gets back.Post pics if you get out there.
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I do agree with limited tags.
And I can attest to the fact that at least up to 150 lbs, here in Belize they taste great.
Great to hear other fish are learning. They haven't been here in Belize that long yet so maybe these fish are still learning.
Regarding the goliath's diet, I've shot about five of them here but never seen fish in the belly. Only crabs.
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One benefit of the bigger fish though, is they are learning to eat lion fish.That reason alone is enough to leave them alone....for a few years until they teach others to eat the lions.
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Got into the blue today, my camera broke so no underwater video.
The water was teaming with hundreds upon hundreds of small mahi mahi, couldn't bring myself to shoot the peanuts. Lots of small very shy wahoo as well, shot one small one only to have a small shark take its tail off [emoji20] As always I was in the water alone while my buddies trolled, tied the 3/4 wahoo to the FAD and continued to hunt, managed to dive deep following some huge rainbow runners and managed to secure two, 11.7 and 10.2 respectively. The hook and line boys loaded up with small wahoo and a couple of decent mahi mahi.Badeh....nice.
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I like the new suit Hank, wicked catch
I've had that suit for about 2 years but never used it. Until now....the water is warm here. Only used it three times and it has a hole in it by the zipper. :@
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Jake, Eric (FII instructor) and I went out and got a few today. Eric's in town doing shrimp farm stuff.
Took my iPhone so we don't have all the same pictures in my yard. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Jake shot one of those dogs at 107 feet. Showing off I think. <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">
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That's a nice yellow tail snapper. Those are really smart fish and know how to stay just out of range here. I've only shot a couple....ever. Really good eating.
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When I lived in Puerto Rico, I shot (and ate) several sharks. It's allowed over there. The only thing that restrained me to do so was that it was almost 100% sure your shaft would end bent as crap.
If I have to be honest, for me the sea would be better without sharks. Now shoot me!
<img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"><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"> I was thinking...I mean, sharks are....whatever....yes, they're here, have been, "they're part of the ecosystem.."...blah blah blah....
But what if....let's say, T Rexes were still around. Not many. But every now and then a dozen or so would come in and wipe out....Chicago or Rio. Would we kill them? or say....."they've been around for millions of years and we need to protect them....".... <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">
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Welcome.
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Are you the same Headhunter from Spearboard who dives with KMoose and you shot that 400 plus Warsaw?
Just asking…
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Maybe sooner than you think. But in your grounds.
Seriously? We're out there badeh. Just let me know when you're coming. Unreal. -
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Damn Marco. I wanna dive with you badehh
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Pangas are built for open water, even the small ones. Also be mindful of the tides, sometimes on outgoing tide it gets scary bringing in my 25' through Haulover. Also you don't have to go far to shoot nice fish, I have shot NICE hogs in 5-8ft of water in sheltered water
I agree. An outgoing tide with wind and waves coming in would make it pretty easy for a wave to come right over the bow on the flats boat.
But I guess it's all about knowing your boat and it's capabilities. And learning how to drive it and picking your days. But as mentioned, the weather reports aren't always right.
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Since you clearly stated that this will be your "first" gun, it seems safe to assume that you will get another.
So instead of looking for a cheaper gun now (and this is not to say that cheap means inferior) go ahead and just buy what you think you really like or need and not let price be a decisive factor? In the long run, it will probably work out cheaper. I would guess that at least 90% or the divers on here have gone through the same process.
I still have a few of my "beginner" guns….but lucky I have three sons that inherited them. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
