Posts by hau

Todays seas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdFaDyzAej8

shallow runner--thanks for goin with us yesterday.
You did a good job in those challanging weather conditions.
You are welcome anytime and the next time should be easier for you now that you know the drill

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 730am-----------end at 1pm
wind from SE at 5mph---from SE at 15mph
current from S to N at 1/2mph--same
viz 35f in 35fsw--30f in 25fsw
seas less than 2f------2-3f
water temp 86F
air temp. 85F 90% clouds---92F 90% clouds

Solo today on the second reef.
Paddled out in threatening weather but lucked out and could spear for 5 hours
Seas built to 3f by 1pm
Saw fish today an got 1 porgy and one 17in hog
I was just happy to be able to get out there again today <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Saw 3 yak spearos leave the beach just after I made shore.
They paddled out half way to the first reef and anchored up in the 2-3f seas.
Hope they had a good dive

mrmike--was a good thing WE didn't see those macs. With the firepower WE were carrying we would have slaughtered that school of macs you saw.

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 930am-----------end at 1pm
wind from E at 5mph---from SE at 18mph
current from S to N at 1 1/2mph--S to N at 2 1/2mph
viz 40f in 40fsw--30f in 25fsw
seas less than 2f------2-3f
water temp 86F
air temp. 85F 90% clouds---82F rain squall

Was exactly as sdeisen said
Good representation of the Plastic Navy today with: ShallowRunner, Scott, sdeisen and me out there braving the stormy seas:)
We started out in 60fsw with lightening way out east of us and ended up 3 hours later in 25fsw hanging onto our yaks due to the high wind, seas and current.:(
No one got a shootable fish in 3 hours
Nice thing about today was we lost no gear and we got to sit in the parking lot after spearing, watching the ladies jog by as we talked spearin

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am-----------end at 1pm
wind from SE at 10mph---from SE at 10mph
current from S to N at 2mph--S to N at 1 1/2mph
viz 35f in 25fsw--25f in 25fsw
seas 2f---------same
water temp 86F
air temp. 85F 10% clouds---96F cloudless

Today was almost a copy of yesterday
Only saw and got 2 hogs today:)

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am-----------end at 1pm
wind from SE at 10mph---from SE at 10mph
current from S to N at 1 1/2mph--S to N at 1mph
viz 35f in 25fsw--25f in 25fsw
seas 2f---------same
water temp 86F
air temp. 85F 10% clouds---96F cloudless

Solo today in 25-35fsw
Lots of boats on the water today
Saw 3 different nurse sharks
I got 3 hogs, 1 mutton an 1 porgy in 4 1/2 hours in the water
Today was a beautiful yak spearin day

mrmike--you didn't waste our time with your colorful story. We ALL have had no fish days.
If you were out there to harvest the ocean, then you suck. But if you were there to see and feel the ocean then you had a successful day
Thanks for sharing

IMO your gun choices for YOUR personal situatiuon: 1. Pursuit 2. RA 100 to 120 3. Mako 100 to 120
Hope this helps

FREE YAK
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/boa/1881422771.html

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 8am-----------end at 3pm
wind from SE at 3mph---from SE at 10mph
current from N to S at 1/2mph--same
viz top to bottom in 20fsw
seas FLAT------------less than 2f
water temp 86F
air temp. 84F 10% clouds---96F 10% clouds

Solo today (8-2)
Had a great day solo diving shallow. Went close to shore cause clouds were too threatening to go out further.
Saw NO cudas today
Had to replace a wishbone while out on the yak.
Spend a half hour outsmarting a VERY educated 18in hog
Got 2 hogs, 1 mutton and 1 porgy today

South of Port Everglades today (8-1)
begin at 8am-----------end at noon
wind from W at 3mph---from SE at 10mph
current from S to N at 1/2mph--same
viz top to bottom in 20fsw
seas FLAT------------less than 2f
water temp 86F
air temp. 84F 10% clouds---96F 10% clouds

me an sdeisen went shallow today and shot fish within 15min of dropping anchors
sdeisen shot a nice cuda, then I shot a 46in cuda and a smaller cuda, then sdeisen shot a cuda that was so big that it spooled his entire reel
In a very short time we had a lot cuda guts in the water and the tax men started to show up so we drifted off:dance:

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 8am-----------end at noon
wind from SE at 4mph---E at 10mph
current from N to S at 1/2mph--from S to N at 1/2mph
viz 50f in 55fsw ------44f in 35fsw
seas FLAT------------less than 2f
water temp 86F
air temp. 84F 10% clouds---96F 10% clouds

Solo today. Started in 55fsw and ended up in 35fsw to have viz
Got no fish today but met spearo cheetah chrome on the beach and seen fishingdude out on the reeftop.
Hope others did better spearin than me
Today is a beautiful yak freediving spearfishing day

Hia-Leah--GREAT first video bro
Wow--I didn't know grabbing bugs was so exciting, what with the camera upside down and spinning and all
Congratulations on the bugs and the video sir

WOW--nice pictures and story greekdiver
4 bugs on 1 breath hold :@
Congratulations :toast2:

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 730am-----------end at 1pm
wind from SE at 4mph------from SE at 10mph
current from N to S at 1/2mph-- same
viz 50f in 55fsw ------45f in 45fsw
seas FLAT-------------2f
water temp 86F
air temp. 84F 10% clouds---96F 10% clouds

Solo today. Started in 55fsw and ended up in 45fsw to have viz
Got stopped AGAIN today by FWC but they were "just checking to see if you were ok out here". (I was almost the only boat out there so I guess they had to stop me to meet quota).
Saw a 3 1/2-4f spotted eagle ray at 55fsw. She hung around me for a full 15min. I even dropped on her 3 times and each time she would glide about 10f away and watch me. IMO rays are one of the most graceful sea animals.
Saw few shootable fish. Viz was so nice at 55fsw that I miss judged the distance on a NICE mac and when I squeezed the trigger on my ETPG the shaft hit the end of the shooting line WAY before it got to the mac
I got only 1 hog today
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South of Port Everglades today
begin at 8am-----------end at 4pm
wind from SE at 5mph------from E at 14mph
current from N to S at 1/2mph-- N to S at 1 1/2mph
viz 40f in 40fsw ------25f in 25fsw
seas 2f-------------2f
water temp 86F
air temp. 84F no clouds over us---96F no clouds over us

Me an Rhodyhunter again today. Thanks for going Rhodyhunter
LOTS less boats today
Got stopped by FWC AND city police boat officers
We saw FEW shootable fish and NO bugs. (Me and Rhodyhunter don't catch bugs. Last one we saw was 2f long an walking across open sand)
I got 2 hogs and 2 macs again today
Today was another beautiful yak freedive spearfishing day

VERY nice bugs fishingdude.
Congratulations sir

Quote from pelagicmisfit

The bigger skull was from a cuda that weighed around 15-20 lbs. The smaller one was from a cuda that was about 5-7 lbs.

Here is the process that i used to skeletonize the heads:

first you need to cut off as much meat as you can from the head. Except, you need to be careful to to mar the bones or cut through them as they are relatively soft, for the most part.

After you trim as much meat off as you can, place the head in boiling water. Let it stay in the boiling water until all or most of the skin has separated from the bones. (makes the job easier)

Once the skin has separated, take all the parts out of the pot and let them cool before taking the meat off.

Take off all the meat that remains on the bones, then take the bones and soak them in a bleach and water solution. Leave it in there for about 12 hours. This way the bones will turn white, any bacteria will be killed and it will get rid of the smell.

Take the bones out, rinse them quickly with water and then let them dry. Make sure they are dry before you proceed to the next step.

All that is left to do is to figure out how to piece the skeleton back together. When putting the head back together, make sure that you do not use a glue that will expand as it cures or dries since the expansion would ruin the alignment. Hot glue works well, or if you want to get fancy you can use thin gauge wire (without insulation) to wire the pieces together.

A few tips:

Make sure your wife, husband, children, and other family members or anyone in the general vicinity is okay with the residence reeking of fish for a while. I think they may be due to the amount of fat that is in the head? Even better than boiling the head indoors would be to do it outside on a gas burner or a hotplate.

look for dark areas around the base of the teeth gently pull on the teeth that have the dark areas. if they come lose, glue them in. Otherwise they will fall out easily later.

Be careful will the larger skulls. For some reason the bones tend to come apart more at non-mobile joints and sutures.

Also, on larger skulls it is a good idea to add a support system. I used bamboo skewers. I could post pictures of the supports if you guys would like?

The best way i found to assemble the skull is assemble the top part of the skull first and glue it, then assemble the lower jaw. Once the glue is cured and the pieces are in the desired position, glue the upper and lower portion together. Additional support here is crucial on the big skulls as all the weight is balanced on one joint.

You could also use an epoxy or poly-urethane coat to give it a durable and glossy coat."

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Back in the day, I used to do black bear skulls exactly the same way as pelagicmisfit wrote above.
And there is a lot of difference between black bear skull bones and fish skull bones

sdeisen--thank you. Wish you could have gone spearin with us bro

spearos--for the spearos that can only spear weekends, this forecast looks good for you

THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.

FRIDAY
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN
2 FEET.

SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST.
SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.

SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.

MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FEET.
National Weather Service
Generated 0253 UTC, Thursday, Jul 29, 2010
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South of Port Everglades today
begin at 8am-----------end at 6pm
wind from NE at 5mph------from E at 12mph
current from N to S at 1 1/2mph-- same
viz 40f in 40fsw ------25f in 15fsw
seas 2f-------------2f
water temp 86F
air temp. 84F 10% clouds ---96F 20% clouds

No FWC movies for us today <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Me an Rhodyhunter spearin together. (safety in numbers)
Boats were wall to wall where we were spearin
We saw almost no shootable fish but had a beautiful day on/in the water.
Was funny seeing 40-50f mega yachts INSIDE of the first reef
I lucked out an got 2 hogs an 2 macs.
Thanks for goin Rhodyhunter
"We had fun, thats all that matters" JLB
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Quote from Rolo

They always get like that before mini season. I'm sure it will be a circus out there tomorrow.

100% correct sir (the circus starts at midnight)
Believe me, it's a REAL circus in the Keys during mini season
In the Keys we would get stopped and searched by: FWC, Monroe County Sheriff, Homeland Security and Coast Guard almost every day