The reef has been very productive for hunting of late and today would not disappoint!
Light wind calm seas and a 5 minute ride had us on site in no time. The killfest would begin on the quick.
20+ viz, 57* on the bottom and 77.8* on the hang would be the officials, 18 Fluke to 28 inches, 1 Cod 3-4 lbs, 2 Triggers, some Sea Bass and a couple Lobsta's would round out the haul. I have never seen such a great Fluke fishery in all my days diving. It does not seem to be a secret as evidenced by the very large fleet of fishing boats that are parked on the reef. We saw a diver get wet who hadn't been wet for awhile and that was successful as well, One Bug, one Fluke and one Sea Bass impressive without the use of a gun........some new fangled do dad that kinda resembled a Vampire stake! Anyways, what a great day, good fun and good friends!
The Bounty :
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Another View :
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Even a blind squirrel gets a nut from time to time :
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Now that's a doormat :
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I really don't know what to say, but someone at the shop said "He's not married is he?" :
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Saturday 7/14 Round Two
With a new group of dive friends we wanted to share in our great harvest from the previous day........
Blowing a bit today but not that bad, 5 minute run again. Outstanding surface viz, same or better than Friday at 25+ ft. Water temp dropped off quite a bit from the day before 54* on the bottom and a lot cooler at the hang 68* (thats a 9* change in 24 hours) had to be wind direction related. Again a bountiful harvest ( word had leaked out about Friday and folks were scrambling to get on board) Lost count of Fluke to 30 inches, another whopper Cod 7-8 lbs, Sea Bass and a couple bugs would be the haul today. Everybody got to bring home fish and an especially big "Thank You" to Pawelly for sharing.
Another great haul :
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I'm not usually at a loss for words, but they did escape me for this one...........but please feel free to share your comments! :
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That's an 11 inch knife (for perspective) :
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As Always:
DIVE SAFE/ DIVE OFTEN
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