Ok, here we go. All in favor of spearfishing reports being posted on offshore reports give me a h@!! Yeah! Especially if all of your state record fish are being blinded by a steel rod, instead of a sharp hook on the end of your fishing pole. State records do not count in spearfishing, It is like horseshoes and darts ( almost don’t count period.)
And if you are not in favor of spearfishing reports taking up on the offshore report give me a H@!! Knaw! I have a better solution to the question. All Charlestonfishing needs to do is to delete the speafishing forum and just slash it onto offshore reports. Like this: Offshore/Spearfishing Reports. How’s that, I like this better, sorry for the mass confussion.
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Technially speaking, this is the only report we have posted that didn't contain bottom fishing as well. All of the rest of our spearfishing reports contained bottomfishing and I didn't want to get the spearfishermen pissed off by posting bottom fishing on the spearfishing page :smiley:
In addition, the name of this forum is “offshore report”, not “offshore fishing report”, so technically, we were offshore and we gave a report.
Outstanding. I feel you now. I see where you are coming from. No hard feelings. That’s cool with me. I like the way you put it. The best part about the pictures that you have posted are the women are ■■■■ good lookin. Heck, I will drag the KW to Charleston and give yall a ride out to the killing grounds. I will supply the gas if you can supply me some lobster and fish. How’s that for a trade off. Be sure to bring those pretty mermaids with ya!
When Marsh Monkey asked his initial question, I wasn’t expecting it to be drug out and debated. I for one was waiting to here an answer because I am wanting to get back into diving.
When Marsh Monkey asked his initial question, I wasn’t expecting it to be drug out and debated. I for one was waiting to here an answer because I am wanting to get back into diving.
oldschool
352 wellcraft
trip E-Tecs
First of all, Marsh Monkey's question was not that of inquisitive nature despite what he says now. Look at the wording. It's pretty obvious what he is trying to say...
Secondly, if you really are interested in the dangers of diving, then you would want to know that 9 divers have died on the spearboard website in the last year and none of them were from sharks. Not to say that sharks aren’t dangerous, but even experienced divers have bad experiences: gear failure, narcosis, oxygen toxicity, blackout, drowning, running out of air, decompression illness, getting lost at sea, getting run over by another boat, etc. Getting complacent in that environment will eventually catch up with you. Even this weekend, we had 2 out of 4 divers had gear failure. One diver had a gasket come apart on his BC which turned him into a lead weight in which he had to ditch dive weights and make a 100’ swim to the surface. Another diver had a computer failure and had no idea how deep he was on his solo safety stop, how fast he was ascending, how long he was on his safety stop, etc. Most divers know someone who has spent time in a decompression chamber. I will always believe strongly in the buddy system. I’ve seen 3 divers run out of air and 2 of them may not have found their pony bottle without my help. I’ve seen another diver panic and start kicking for the surface. I grabbed his weight belt and snatched him back and had to calm him down. Fish knock regulators out of people’s mouths and masks off of faces. All of these situations cause panic and panic will hu
In all honesty, my question was a sincere question of an “inquisitive nature”. And would still be interested to hear all divers comments. The question was “Seriously … how does it feel the first time you see a Tiger Shark when you are in the water with or in the guys case without just a spear gun?”
Skinneej, thanks for the honest and in depth answer. It’s was I was looking for in the first place. Spear fishing sounds very interesting and it’s fun to read about but I doubt that I will ever take up the sport. Keep up the great posts and pictures.
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quote:Originally posted by team old school
When Marsh Monkey asked his initial question, I wasn’t expecting it to be drug out and debated. I for one was waiting to here an answer because I am wanting to get back into diving.
oldschool
352 wellcraft
trip E-Tecs
First of all, Marsh Monkey's question was not that of inquisitive nature despite what he says now. Look at the wording. It's pretty obvious what he is trying to say...
Secondly, if you really are interested in the dangers of diving, then you would want to know that 9 divers have died on the spearboard website in the last year and none of them were from sharks. Not to say that sharks aren’t dangerous, but even experienced divers have bad experiences: gear failure, narcosis, oxygen toxicity, blackout, drowning, running out of air, decompression illness, getting lost at sea, getting run over by another boat, etc. Getting complacent in that environment will eventually catch up with you. Even this weekend, we had 2 out of 4 divers had gear failure. One diver had a gasket come apart on his BC which turned him into a lead weight
Skinnee, I have dove before and had a malfunction, I had a set screw back out on my guage and hung up. When I ran out of air it still showed plenty until I got up and saw what happened. It was on zero. I,m just thinking about getting back into it after about 5 years. Just interested that’s all.
I was certified about 25 years ago and have enjoyed diving over the years, but not enough recently. A special type of person participates in this sport. Most of all, they shouldn’t be claustrophobic and they should be confortable in, under and around the water, especially diving regularly over 60 feet. I’ll bet more people go missing or die in boating accidents, so you think it’s safer inside the boat 60 miles off-shore? We have been visted by bull sharks, reef sharks, and a variety of others while on reefs with the kids in the Bahamas many times. We do get out of the water when they begin to circle, but these encounters add interesting details to an already fantastic experiences. It does bring you closer to your children, especially while in the water with sharks. Oh, don’t forget about the 50 lb cudas that always sit under the boat ladder when it’s time to exit the water!
I’ve seen some stupid things too, one due to “panic”, 2 due to stupid decisions when the divers knew better, but no serious injuries. It helps to dive with experience, always take a buddy you know probably won’t panic!
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David, You know me well… 99.9% sure that I will never get into diving, but it is really interesting to hear about. My mom use to dive and she always had a good tale or two to tell afterwards.
The only time I need to be eye to eye with a fish is when the fork is going in my mouth. Keep posting the pics and reports here. You’re shooting the fish that most of us are looking to hook. As long as you don’t claim to be “catching” these fish as opposed to “shooting” them it’s cool. Not to say more skill, balls or anything is needed to make one harvesting method better than another. I do think that most of us would rather see them caught than shot b/c we know that “we” will never jump in that water and achieve that success. Putting all the dive variables aside if possible, is it more fun for you to shoot a fish or get lucky and catch one? That’s a dumb question. The process can not be separated, I assume, and just like a deer hunt all of the variables make one hunt different from the rest. Visibility, current, temp., habitat all plays a part in the experience. Maybe a better way to get what I’m after is , Do you ever scout an area, not shoot, then go to the surface and only “fish” the area?
Think how stupid the average person is, then realize that half the people are dumber than that.
The only time I need to be eye to eye with a fish is when the fork is going in my mouth. Keep posting the pics and reports here. You’re shooting the fish that most of us are looking to hook. As long as you don’t claim to be “catching” these fish as opposed to “shooting” them it’s cool. Not to say more skill, balls or anything is needed to make one harvesting method better than another. I do think that most of us would rather see them caught than shot b/c we know that “we” will never jump in that water and achieve that success. Putting all the dive variables aside if possible, is it more fun for you to shoot a fish or get lucky and catch one? That’s a dumb question. The process can not be separated, I assume, and just like a deer hunt all of the variables make one hunt different from the rest. Visibility, current, temp., habitat all plays a part in the experience. Maybe a better way to get what I’m after is , Do you ever scout an area, not shoot, then go to the surface and only “fish” the area?
Think how stupid the average person is, then realize that half the people are dumber than that.
It's funny that you ask. Most people just assume that spearfishing is easier than fishing, because all you have to do is go "pick out your dinner and shoot it". I can tell you that Greg and I have done more than 100 dives each and we are just getting to the point where we can get 3-4 decent fish on a single dive. When we first started diving we would consider ourselves proud to get one or two fish on a stringer and most of the time be happy with one nice fish!
Grouper and snapper know what predators look like. A 250lb person is 25 times the size of a 10lb grouper. Imagine if you saw a foreign alien approaching you in a straight line that was 25x your body weight. You would proba
The only time I need to be eye to eye with a fish is when the fork is going in my mouth. Keep posting the pics and reports here. You’re shooting the fish that most of us are looking to hook. As long as you don’t claim to be “catching” these fish as opposed to “shooting” them it’s cool. Not to say more skill, balls or anything is needed to make one harvesting method better than another. I do think that most of us would rather see them caught than shot b/c we know that “we” will never jump in that water and achieve that success. Putting all the dive variables aside if possible, is it more fun for you to shoot a fish or get lucky and catch one? That’s a dumb question. The process can not be separated, I assume, and just like a deer hunt all of the variables make one hunt different from the rest. Visibility, current, temp., habitat all plays a part in the experience. Maybe a better way to get what I’m after is , Do you ever scout an area, not shoot, then go to the surface and only “fish” the area?
Think how stupid the average person is, then realize that half the people are dumber than that.
It's funny that you ask. Most people just assume that spearfishing is easier than fishing, because all you have to do is go "pick out your dinner and shoot it". I can tell you that Greg and I have done more than 100 dives each and we are just getting to the point where we can get 3-4 decent fish on a single dive. When we first started diving we would consider ourselves proud to get one or two fish on a stringer and most of the time be happy with one nice fish!
Grouper and snapper know what predators look like. A 250lb
I guess I will chime in. Diving and fishing are different. It is hard to compare them on in your idea of one being harder than the other. They both take a different type of skill. Not to step on any toes but I am sure Mark Brown can, on any given day, out bottom fish 99% of the population, like stiker Mike can catch blue water fish, and Rob can bring up a better stringer. Different skill set for each one. All have their challenges. Hogs and red grouper are easier to shoot than catch but gags and scamps are easier to catch. I have done all 3 and when it is good they are all great when it is bad the can all be really boring. Would I rather shoot a #60 grouper, catch #70 cobia, or catch a #80 yft hard question to answer. All offer different challenges and all would be trophies for me. Right now diving is good, vis is great and the fish seem to be here. I will dive till it gets to cold, then bottom fish till it warms up then troll through the spring.
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