Tried Something New....

[Chilli]

Saturday rolled around and with the warm water finally in reach of the beach, I tried something new... Nope, no witch, no spreader bars, not even a rod and reel. Instead it was a wet suit some weights a pole spear and a big ass pair of fins. Picked up a couple of new friends and headed out to Fenwick shoals for a day of freediving and spear fishing. First stop had us over a wreck in 20 ft of water. Visability was real poor (4-5') or so. The current was running pretty good and off we went. I had never done any thing close to this... Some snorkling trips in shallow water, but never 8 miles offshore in a current with limited visablity. On my third dive, I was returning to the surface and school of spade fish streaked past my face. With out thinking about it, I let the pole spear fly and YES SIR... Nice spade straight through the gills. My first aquatic kill! It took me awhile to figure the tog out. I was seeing them, but only the stinky end as they vanished out of my view. While I was struggling, my two partners in crime where putting on a clinic and the stringers filled with a nice grade of Taug.

After a couple hours at location A we moved off to some deeper water. We achored up on another wreck in 30-35 ft of water. I'd never been this deep on my own lungs and was quite unsure if I was even going to see the bottom... I surprised myself. Not only could I get there, I could hang out there for a bit. The wreck had lots more relief than the previous one and I captiolized. Played a little hide and seek with the tog and delt some death with a pointy stick... I loved it. Managed to spear a few for the dinner table!

All I can say about that trip is WOW. Had a ball doing something I've never done before. I believe that I am hooked! Can't wait to hit them again next sunday after our saturday tuna run. Nothing better than getting up close and personal with you dinner. Its a lot of fun hand picking them!

[SeaBiscuit]

Chilli is back with a vengeance! Good to see you posting again man. Spear fishing is a blast, especially free diving. When I was young & strong I did my share in the clear waters of Greece, but not much life there. Still try it in the summers when I visit.
You are right about being hooked. Nothing like being with fish in their world.
Biscuit

[Capt-D]

Saturday rolled around and with the warm water finally in reach of the beach, I tried something new... Nope, no witch, no spreader bars, not even a rod and reel. Instead it was a wet suit some weights a pole spear and a big ass pair of fins. Picked up a couple of new friends and headed out to Fenwick shoals for a day of freediving and spear fishing. First stop had us over a wreck in 20 ft of water. Visability was real poor (4-5') or so. The current was running pretty good and off we went. I had never done any thing close to this... Some snorkling trips in shallow water, but never 8 miles offshore in a current with limited visablity. On my third dive, I was returning to the surface and school of spade fish streaked past my face. With out thinking about it, I let the pole spear fly and YES SIR... Nice spade straight through the gills. My first aquatic kill! It took me awhile to figure the tog out. I was seeing them, but only the stinky end as they vanished out of my view. While I was struggling, my two partners in crime where putting on a clinic and the stringers filled with a nice grade of Taug.

After a couple hours at location A we moved off to some deeper water. We achored up on another wreck in 30-35 ft of water. I'd never been this deep on my own lungs and was quite unsure if I was even going to see the bottom... I surprised myself. Not only could I get there, I could hang out there for a bit. The wreck had lots more relief than the previous one and I captiolized. Played a little hide and seek with the tog and delt some death with a pointy stick... I loved it. Managed to spear a few for the dinner table!

All I can say about that trip is WOW. Had a ball doing something I've never done before. I believe that I am hooked! Can't wait to hit them again next sunday after our saturday tuna run. Nothing better than getting up close and personal with you dinner. Its a lot of fun hand picking them!

Man,

You have gotta love those shallow wrecks. When scuba diving, I always thought it was cool when the current would pick you up move you 5-10 feet and set ya down only to go back the other way. Fenwick shoals used to get a good population of triggers in the late summer. Build those lungs up and I can give you a set of numbers for a wreck not far from there that you can free dive for lobsters in 55 feet of water (at least they were there 10 years ago).

-D

[anthony]

That is cool stuff, Chili. Good to see you back on here posting.

[Dave Sikorski]

Pretty work buddy, glad to hear it worked out.

Pencil me in for a trip in a few weeks, I need another hobby!

-D

[Parsifal]

I've been fishing Fenwick shoals for over 20 years. I know both of those wrecks very well. I got in the habit of floating a shark bait on a ballon whenever I was wreck fishing. One time I hooked up with a shark that half spooled my 50 TW before it just snapped. Keep your eyes open on Fenwick. There are some big sharks in that area.

[WAHOONBOX]

DANG GOOD TO SEE MY BRO' BACK HERE IN MY WORLD....I MEAN HIS WOLRD!


ROCK ON DUDE AND KEEP IT COMING! I HAVE MISSED THE GOOD READS YOU RENDER US !!!