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last stills from 12-12-10

Some more stills

Some new stills from 12-12-10:

LunkerBuster--thanks bro. Your "little prayer" is much appreciated. I'm gonna store a pole spear in my yak AND mark Bimini on my GPS.

Below is not a good forecast for the next several days:

"GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING

TODAY
WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 26 KNOTS NEAR SHORE TO WEST
NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WELL OFFSHORE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.

TUESDAY
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING 14 TO
19 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE
GULF STREAM.

WEDNESDAY
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.

THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.

FRIDAY
SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET."

National Weather Service
Generated 1455 UTC, Monday, Dec 13, 2010
Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.p

Dan--yep, I had doubts. Anything can happen "out there". I have even broken a blade off my paddle before. Today would not have been the day to have HALF a paddle. Today was a perfect example of why yak speed is important. I definantly would not have wanted an inflatable yak or a short/fat yak in todays head-wind.

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am--------end at 4pm
wind from W at 6mph---from SW at 20mph
current 1/2mph from N-----zero current
viz 50f in 50fsw--------SAME
seas 1-2f -------------2-3
water temp 74F
60F 0 clouds overhead ---78F 10% clouds overhead

Today was NOT a yak 101 level day
I got out to the third reef easy enough and the viz and current was great.
Conditions kept getting worse and worse till I said enough and jumped back into the yak and then I knew I was in trouble. Wind had switched to WSW and was howelin strong. As soon as I got my anchor off the bottom I was getting blown to the Bahamas It took me 1 1/2hours to paddle upwind back to shore from the 3rd reef.
I did luck out and get 5 hogs.

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am--------end at 2pm
wind from W at 8mph---from N at 8mph
current 1/2mph from N-----zero current
viz 50f in 50fsw-------30f in 30fsw
seas 1-2f ------------same
water temp 74F
62F 0 clouds overhead ---75F 25% clouds overhead

Today was another beautiful yak freedive spearin day.
Saw a nice turtle on the bottom today.
I shot one hog and when I was pulling him up to the surface a trigger followed the hog all the way up trying to bite off pieces of my hog. Even when I got my hands on my spear the trigger would not give up and I was afraid he might bite me instead, so I took my spear (with my hog still on the spear) and jabbed at the trigger. To my surprise, the spear jab hit the trigger just behind the gill and stunned the trigger just long enough so that I could thrust the spear the rest of the way through the trigger. Now I had a 20in hog AND a 15in trigger on the same spear:@
Todays catch was one 17in, one 20in and one 21in hog AND one 15in trigger
Day 1 with #322
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I just got off the phone with this owner. He says that his boat is "same width and length as a Scupper Pro but it sits a little lower in the water, is faster than a Scupper Pro and the two hatches are oval/not tear drop shaped".
edit--just got clarification--this yak is NOT a Scupper PRO Classic. It is a Scupper Classic.
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/boa/2106767726.html

seaweed--thanks for the heads up about the sub bro. The sub escort captains already know me by name
A sub throws a really weird wave wake when you are close in a yak <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

nice jobsite view you got there seaweed. Maybe we could do a shore dive or yak dive from there for a lunch break or after work

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am--------end at 4pm
wind from W at 12mph---from W at 5mph
current 1mph from N-----zero current
viz 50f in 50fsw-------30f in 30fsw
seas 1-2f ------------FLAT, FLAT
water temp 74F
windchill 41F 0 clouds overhead ---70F 0 clouds overhead

Today was a stellar yak freediving spearfishing day. It started out cold and clear sky and just got better as the day went on. It got so good that I stood on my yak an could see fish 40f below me :@
I have changed my hog requirements. If the hog does not have a black tail I don't shoot it. Unless I am mistaken, only adult male hogs have black tails. This self imposed hog requirement will keep me from shooting adult females AND smaller hogs. There are many LESS hogs with black tails, but I believe it will be better for the hog population.(at least where I hunt).
I got 3 hogs today. (all with black tails)

Quote from LunkerBuster

very good advice...the target was small and should clearly be enlarged.

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LunkerBuster--your condo just went WAY UP on the SPEARO PREFERED CONDO LIST. Any condo with a spear friendly 24-7, indoor, heated, lighted target pool AND spearo friendly security guards has got to be near the top of the list.

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am--------end at 2pm
wind from NW at 15mph---from WNW at 22mph
current 1mph from N--same
viz 45f in 40fsw-------30f in 30fsw
seas 2f -----same
water temp 74F
air 47F 0 clouds overhead ---59F 0 clouds overhead

"SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT"
It was friggin 15deg ABOVE freezin this morning. The wind was blowin. The beach was bunless. The sea got rougher every 100yds out. An I saw no fish. "If I was spearfishin for a livin, I'd call in sic today"
But I did see a 4f Manta ray glide around me and later a 2f turtle made 2 full circles around me so close I could see him blink his eyes. And I killed a 20in mutton AND caught a killer wave all the way in to the sand, and today cost me $5. (parking).

Even if you never yaked or plan on kayaking, buy this yak and sell it for profit.
Retail for this yak is $1800.
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/spo/2098064727.html

fishingdude---thank you bro
sdeisen cut short his partying last night and got up WAY early (for him) and drove all the way down from Boca just to spear with me. Todays forecast was ""SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT." I was honored and very happy to spear with him. We haven't speared together since he moved north for school. sdeisen and I are very compatable spearos. We meet up at the launch site at the same time, shake hands and start talking about gear/life/gfs/spearin as we gear up our yaks- shove out to sea-paddle out a mile or two. Once our anchors touch down and the roads play out the talk stops. For the next 4 hours we are in spearin mode and there is no need to talk as we hunt. We are like two indians silently stalking a big buck in the woods with hand gestures and reading the reef. I had forgotten what it was like to have a good dive buddy. Thanks for spearin with me sdeisen :toast2:

Happy Birthday Fuzz :toast2:

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 9am--------end at 1pm
wind from SW at 15mph---from WNW at 18mph
current 1mph from N--same
viz 45f in 40fsw-------30f in 30fsw
seas less than 2f -----same
water temp 74F
air 51F 0 clouds overhead ---70F 10% O clouds overhead

Me an sdeisen yak freedive spearin in 40fsw today.
I got nothing but sdeisen got fish. Maybe sdeisen will post up his fish reports

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/boa/2096868859.html

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am--------end at 1pm
wind from S at 5mph---from WSW at 12mph
current 1/2mph from N--same
viz 60f in 60fsw-------30f in 30fsw
seas less than 2f -----almost flat
water temp 74F
air 60F 0 clouds overhead ---82F 10% clouds overhead

OMG I hope I wasn't the only one that got out and speared this near perfect weekend day
Conditions were so good I went straight out to the 3rd, looked down and made sure to drop my anchor in the sand. The viz was so good that I could see my anchor drop while I sat in the yak. As soon as I slid in the water I rotated a 360 in the water just in time to see 2 BIG macs or kings swim out of view. I made 3 or 4 drops at 60fsw and realized that 60fsw was a little deep for my condition so I paddled across the sand desert to the 2nd reef and shot a 18 in hog and a porgey before I had to quit for the day.

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am--------end at 130pm
wind from N at 10mph--same
current 1mph from N--1/2mph from N
viz 45f in 40fsw-------30f in 30fsw
seas less than 2f -----same
water temp 74F
air 58F 0 clouds overhead ---80F 0 clouds overhead

Solo again today.
Today was an almost perfect weekend yak sprearin day.
I only saw 2 shootable male hogs an 1 ok mac all morning an put them in the cooler.
I saw macs FLYING today. The whole time I was out there and above the water (paddling in and out, gearing up, etc.) I saw macs FLY. They would fly out of the water so fast that it seemed like they went 20yds airborn. I saw this happen at least 2 dozen times today and it was impressive
I saw so few fish that when I did finally see and shoot a fish one very hungry nurse shark came right in so close she ran into my right ice blade.
I love yak freedive spearin :yay:

"TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.National Weather Service
Generated 1301 UTC, Saturday, Dec 04, 2010
Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/f"

They lie again today.
The sea is FLAT
Wind is NW at 10mph
Cloudless overhead
"fish r gonna die"
hope this helps

mrmike---that sucks bro.
we r gonna miss u