nice AJ, thats one of the fish on my list to shoot this year
Posts by japsw
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What is everyone's view on adding graphite to poured tracks? over kill, or necessary?
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nice report hank, hows the water and diving in your part of the world?
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Hey John,
The king was maybe 30", just the right size for Sashimi. My oldest son and I are the only ones that enjoy Sashimi, so we grilled this one along with a couple of the Mangrove. If you have not tried King sashimi, you wont be dissapointed. Have you heard of using Barracuda in cevichie? someone told me about preparing cuda that way, but I did not believe them. I usually Grill or blacken mine.
we ceviche them in the keys sometimes, lots of lime juice, sliced onions cilantro and some salt/pepper -
High humidity maybe? let it sit for a few more days
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Much controversy over the chumming of False Bay by Nat Geo filmmaker , Chris Fischer.
David Lilienfeld ,the victim age 20, was the nephew of famous equalizing Frenzel author and world record freediver , Eric Fattah. Condolences to Eric and the family.Shark attack sparks criticism of filmmaker - Western Cape | IOL News | IOL.co.za
They only used 60 lbs of pilchards as bait but are being blamed for the attack
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Scotland = Scotch <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
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I think behslayer also made a 'hybrid' also using carbon stringers
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Dan, I will try to find the reports but the HF population has been in decline for some time on this coast. It is healthier in the Gulf but here the populations are considered to be threatened. The IUCN has it under a classification of vulnerable. Populations in Florida have seen a decline of almost 60% in recent years starting in the mid 80s.
I was under the same impression as you until I did an extensive report on the HF last year, saw the data, and spoke with the fisheries people here in S. FL. At times I think we as divers and hunters mistake anecdotal data for real data; I know I have been guilty myself of this. Even just a comparison to the Gulf by diving one can note the difference in size, fecundity, and overall population.
An increase to 18", or even 14", would make a huge difference in the stocks here and benefit us all. But I think if the size was eased up to 18" we would see more in that range and above.
A touchy issue I know.
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120cm is a good start
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pretty good documentary, watch it on netflix
'The End of the Line'
The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. Sundance took place in Park City, Utah, January 15-25, 2009.
In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food.
It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation.
Filmed over two years, The End of the Line follows the investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs, who exhibit little regard for the damage they are doing to the oceans.
One of his allies is the former tuna farmer turned whistleblower Roberto Mielgo – on the trail of those destroying the world's magnificent bluefin tuna population.
Filmed across the world – from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market – featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials, The End of the Line is a wake-up call to the world.
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Sashimi anyone?
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Don't want to derail your thread, a few buddies of mine ran into this school last year
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oh ok good to kno...I wanna try out some blue water soon ...you down Ronny?
Yes sir! I'm done with school so I have a life again
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Glad y'all like!
we just fillet em...it's all about the angle of the knife to the skin..once u get it going it cuts alright..but deffinetly more work than any other fish
We had a fat school under us in about 50' ft of water...I had never seen a school like that ...I'd say at least 40 of them and we just picked out the fattest ones..there not the dumbest fish tho..after 3-4 started disappearing they got the point and left.
They usually school up like that in deeper water over wrecks.
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Those triggers look delicious, looks like you guys are shooting some good fish
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great shots
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This is my float line rig. Notice the float line spool. I let out line depending on what depth I'm diving, there's no point to have the float and stringer with fish trailing 120ft behind me when I'm diving in 45ft. You can't spool tube float lines like that. When I do have a lot of line let out I coil it as I swim and keep it in my gun hand. I let go of it when I dive and this eliminates any line drag during the descent. You can't do that with a tube line either because it's too thick. I never ever had a tangle with a poly float line.
That said my understanding is that diving in kelp with a float can be tricky. That's where guys switch to a reel or a reel in combination with a float line, but no float or a very small steamlined float.
I use the tube style and it cuts down on tangles, is more visible and I also coil it in my gun hand while on the surface with a 100' line. Poly is the old school way but it takes more time to setup when you hit the water instead of just tossing your float over, same goes for retrieval
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not long i'd say around 3 minutes.. Ive been exercising every night and I quit drinking so maybe by the summer I can have a lower resting heart rate and stay leaner and healthier.
no more bottle diving... just muff diving and freediving for now.
Incredible how a change of diet effects spearing and overall quality of life. I switched my diet and some light exercise and its night and day difference.
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I loved my C4 falcons with omer FP, then switched to pathos and it was a HUGE difference, after replacing 2 pairs due to braking, I switched to Speardiver c90's with pathos pockets and it is the best and most durable combo yet!
