Posts by clarkemp3

It's a theory I've had for a while. Not exactly sure the specifics, but this is how I think it works: on an outgoing tide, the majority of the water is that canal dark brown dirty oil-infested stagnant water. Not too many fish live in this water, and I don't blame them, there's probably not too much oxygen in there. A fact to know is that cooler water holds more oxygen. On an incoming tide, fresh, nutrient-rich cooler water from the gulf stream gets pushed in from offshore. There's gotta be plankton in here as well. If you've ever watched a school of pilchards on an incoming tide, they're actually feeding. When they move up in the water, they open their mouths. They're doing something. They gotta be feeding on something in the water.

Plus, the incoming tide either encourages or forces the bait near the beach, and raises the water levels by up to 4 feet. Places where there wasn't 2 inches of water now can have 4 feet above the sand. The bigger predators move in shallower to feed on the baitfish that moved in close.

Off Hillsboro inlet, on an outgoing tide, you'll have to fish 200 to 350 feet out to catch a wahoo. But on an incoming tide, you can catch that same wahoo in 80 feet, because all the baitfish and bonitas moved in closer.

Anything that gets the big fish closer to the shore is a win for me!

Yeah lunkerbuster, I don't think I'll be going swimming in the ocean anytime soon. Small craft advisory! Ha. Ha... Time to bust out the skimboard again.

Dan, how do you equalize? I don't mean to sound like a noob. But I just don't exactly know how to do it. Is it the same thing like popping your ears? I don't really have experience with equalizing. I've lived in Florida my whole life, been up north once in the mountains, and have never been on a plane LOL.

Oh yeah, could it have anything to do with the mask I'm using? I notice it gets real tight when I dive deeper.

On a high incoming tide, baitfish come rushing in to feed on the new available nutrients - all the big fish move shallower as well. This is true for the beaches. You won't find crap near the beach on an outgoing tide. I know this from fishing.

Hey all, I'm new to the site. My name is Clarke and I'm just getting into spearfishing. I use a pole spear. Anyways, the past 3 times I've been out, after I get back on shore I'll spit and there will be blood in the mix. Or if I blow my nose, blood will come out. It's not like a nose bleed because I've gotten those before and there's no stopping, it's just some blood mixed in with my snot as gross as that sounds.

I'm 100% sure the blood is coming from my nose and not anywhere else. I do have a little bit of a cold. I looked up some things on the internet and apparently a tight mask and a cold + diving don't mix too well. I only dive like 12 to 15 feet at the most. I just want to know why I get the blood? And will this always happen? Should I wait until I'm not sick anymore to go spearing again?

Thanks...

I went spearfishing on Saturday morning. Terrible viz but it was also outgoing tide. I also went spearing this afternoon, high outgoing so the water was clearer. I shot two mangroves and two blue runners. I gave the b runners to some people who were fishing who were very grateful for them. I always like giving fish to people who can make a lot more use out of the fish than I can.

Hey guys, new to the site. I'm 18, an avid saltwater fisher, just getting into spearfishing, came across this forum. I use a 6 foot pole spear. The weather was too good not to go spearing today. I did a beach dive off Pompano. Viz was great. I saw 2 HUGE tarpon, jacks, snook, snapper, everything. The ocean was alive. Too bad snook are illegal to shoot because I could have killed 40 of them, literally. I did manage to get a nice mangrove and a yellow jack for dinner though.

Going in the AM. I'll report back. Hopefully I bring more home!

Hey everyone. I'm from south Florida. Just got into spearfishing. I'm borrowing my friend's pole spear for now, diving off the beach around Pompano, Deerfield and Boca. Haven't shot much other than a few snappers and grunts. Missed a few spanish mackerals the other day. But I'm getting better...

See you guys on the water!