spearfishing pics

[Ricky92]

i went spearfishing last sunday (mothers day) and took some pics with my new olympus stylus tough 8000 (one cool camera)

[Ricky92]

anyidea what this is it was about 1ft and a half long!!

[Ricky92]

sorry for blurry pics

[Ricky92]

no comments?

anyone know what that slug thing is? it appeared to be eating the coral.

[ricksconnected]

those are some sweet pics. where were you? how much does a camera like that usually run?

[produceb]

The slug is a sea cucumber.

[Ricky92]

ricksconnected of of pompano beach fl. the camera cost $400 and because of the insurance and other accessories it came out at at total of $600. if i had that much money i would have bought a lightinh system and a protein skimmer, but the camera was a gift.
im not complaining

produceb that thing was huge i actually saw two eating coral i didnt want to get close, ever see a small one for sale anywhere?

hopefully this weekend or next weekend ill be going snorkling again so ill have more pics.

[sunfishh]

Nice pics. You Florida folks are so lucky to have a reef in your backyard.

[Reefbox]

nice pics.

I'm jealous.

[ricksconnected]

very nice. please more pics. i miss diving.

[Grunt]

I like the third and 7th picture. What were you spearfishing for? From the pics I'd assume hogfish and snapper, maybe grouper/gags?

[Ricky92]

i wish i had more pics but i dont know when next ill go out, but when i do ill hundred for sure.

we were spearfishing for anything edible, we go for the fun and food. usually we shoot grunts, porkfish, and if there there cero mackeral. but on the good occasion we sometimes shoot mutton snapper, yellowtail snapper, mangrove snapper, barracuda, mackeral, hogfish, and red grouper. i go fishing with my uncle, brother and sometinmes friend or one of my uncles friends, but were not very experts like the guy who intoduced us to spearfishing, so were glad to have ten grunts on any given day while he has ten hogfish in the same time. either way its still fun and fascinating.

[Grunt]

I lived in Tampa for 20 something years. Miss the beach and fishing. Hogfish is good eating! Snapper and grouper too....isnt the same here in the midwest. Not fresh like I was used too....

[ricksconnected]

grunt

i feel ya. i use to live in cocoa beach. moved to ga chasin a skirt. man what was i thinking? i miss the fishing. i went about 4 times a week too. miss scuba as well. so here i am, stuck in ga. its just not me any more.

[Grunt]

I hate GA red clay....not going into detail...ugh wont go back there :P

[ricksconnected]

lol yep red clay can suck. no details huh? either the story is a real kneeslapper to those not involved or it just plainly sucks.
i wish i could move back to cocoa beach or the port.
though my first love is jekyll island ga. would love to live close by there.

[Grunt]

"it just plainly sucks. "

Lets just say I've walked aton of miles up and down hills in the rain. Add clay and gear...you get the idea.

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[ricksconnected]

oh ok. its ok living here but im just tired of it. im ready to go back to fl. i miss all the fishing.

[produceb]

Love me some Hogfish. I have a place in the bahamas and it is loaded with big hogfish. The best eating fish in my opinion except fresh caught tuna. When I spearfish the Bahamas that is all I shoot. Iin Florida I will wack a grouper but they dont compare to hogfish.

[Ricky92]

i know what you mean nothing better than fresh hogfish, this is making me hungry. bad weather hear so pics are delayed for another two weeks.

dont mean to but into your cnversation but i cant imagine living anywhere thats not near the beach, my whole family came from trinidad a island in the middle of the caribbean so everyone likes the beach for their own reasons. just i have more than most of em.

[Fin Mike]

You really dig the hogs that much? They are good, and I can't knock that opinion, but few fish compare to a grilled scamp, especially when you whack it in the head! How big are your hogs? I shoot 15+ lbs on a regular basis. They just seem to be very abundant where I dive.