Hank49
Contributor
Went out yesterday to one of our favorite spots with my brand new D Wong super magnum. Tried dropping a flasher and some chum but we were limited because my friend who drives the boat while we drift couldn't come. So we anchored.
Anyway, I go down and spot a nice black grouper (33 lbs) and nailed it, exactly where I was aiming. I was stoked. Nice gun.
But the fish tried to get in a hole and somewhere between there and getting it in the boat, the spear shaft bent. Couldn't straighten it and had no spare on board. Bummer. I had two more easy shots on a cobia and a dog snapper and missed wildly left.
Now comes the point of the story. So, I left my gun on board and was just free diving near my buddy, watching him like we always do. I hadn't done this without a gun in my hand for about 5 years. And I noticed right away I was getting down about 15-20 feet deeper and staying maybe 20 seconds longer than I do with a gun.
Also was getting right up to this big school of dog snappers, who also had a nice black grouper hanging with them...I think he was hiding and trying to ambush the creole wrasses. But it was an eye opener. Made me think of the free dive courses. It's one thing to get down deep with out a gun. But put a blue water gun and a 100 foot floatline on and...well...little more O2 demand. I think without a gun I could get to 80-90 feet no problem.
But I had a great time among all those fish with no gun. Learned a lot.
Anyway, I go down and spot a nice black grouper (33 lbs) and nailed it, exactly where I was aiming. I was stoked. Nice gun.
But the fish tried to get in a hole and somewhere between there and getting it in the boat, the spear shaft bent. Couldn't straighten it and had no spare on board. Bummer. I had two more easy shots on a cobia and a dog snapper and missed wildly left.
Now comes the point of the story. So, I left my gun on board and was just free diving near my buddy, watching him like we always do. I hadn't done this without a gun in my hand for about 5 years. And I noticed right away I was getting down about 15-20 feet deeper and staying maybe 20 seconds longer than I do with a gun.
Also was getting right up to this big school of dog snappers, who also had a nice black grouper hanging with them...I think he was hiding and trying to ambush the creole wrasses. But it was an eye opener. Made me think of the free dive courses. It's one thing to get down deep with out a gun. But put a blue water gun and a 100 foot floatline on and...well...little more O2 demand. I think without a gun I could get to 80-90 feet no problem.
But I had a great time among all those fish with no gun. Learned a lot.