Friday was my first spearfishing adventure here in Charleston. I finally hooked up with a friend who is an EOD diver in the navy and took my daughter along who has also never been spearfishing before. Unfortunatly we didnt have anyone to watch the boat so we had to go down two at a time. We ended up over a 90 ft tugboat and went down 60 feet. The first thing we encountered was a huge grouper who swam deep into a jagged hole which cut the line. There was no way to recover the spear but luckily we had the handy dandy hawaiian sling. Overall we got 12 spades and a sheepshead. Pretty exciting for the first time being down. The highlight was seeing a stingray resting on the bottom that was half the size of my boat and picking up a nice abandoned anchor we found.
Unfortunately my friend will be moving soon and the only divers I know are my daughter and I…anyone interested in teaming up let me know. We are definitly hooked and cant wait to get out there again. Sorry no pics this time, too excited to take any pics.
Are yall divin with air and a speargun of free diving? The only thing Ive done in Chucktown is free dive with a Hawaiian sling. Also, what reef were you at, 4KI, Capers?
“Pura Vida”
Smitty
India '07
15’ Alum. Fisher w/ Mercury 25HD
12’ Tarpon 120 w/ Two Arms and a Paddle
Diving capers with air. Went again last Sunday and pole speared some sheep’s, spades and triggers. Current was extremely strong and vis was about 8’ on the bottom first dive and about 2-3’ second dive.
Can’t wait until the weather gets out of here. Anyone interested in going you can e-mail me zpeters@carolinaone.com .
