I borrowed the title from a post on another forum about a bunch of shooters from Jupiter who just shot it up pretty good over here in the Gulf with me on Saturday.
These east coasters clearly threw down the gauntlet for a west coast team to try to keep up!
They each made 6 dives on just 3 tanks, covering 11 sites.
Johnoly's report:
"We arrived at the docks about 6:30am for a quick push off. Gear loaded, about 100 pounds of ice and running fast and flat to beat the weather front coming down from the north. Chad ran us out to a couple of the wrecks (Sheridan & Blackthorn) and 2 teams split up on them. Viz was 25 - 30 feet on the wrecks and temps still 78 - 80 degrees with almost no current. Bait balls were thick and of course the monster closed AJ’s were on it. RjnJupiter just seconds after splashing spots a huge Cubera on the top of the wreck. It tries to sneak behind a smoke stack, but too late and he drilled it. 37 pounds!
We had light rain but no lightening. The captain moved us over to some ledges and viz was almost 50-60 feet. We could see the bottom as soon as we backrolled each time. Everyone knows, local knowledge is everything and Chad has it and the numbers to prove it. The drops were unbelievable. Fish everywhere. You didn’t have to chase anything. I would move a hundred feet down the ledge and never see another teammate, just shooting fish all around me. We hit the limits on Hogs, Reds, and crushed the big mango’s and finally broke one of Chad’s coolers it was so stuffed.
The gulf coast shooting is way different from the east coast. Freeshafting and after I stuck my shaft in the clay bottom, I took off the 2nd band and it was just one band, no line, shoot and reload fast. Many thanks to SharpShooter for his stuck shaft removal tips. Also I can’t thank Chad Carney enough for taking us to his secret drops and he knew we could shoot fish. If you are looking for a “Mad Charter”, call Chad! This was one of the best trips I’ve ever taken! I only have a couple of the pictures and missed Chuckitall & Glyph, Chad has a bunch more."
Here's a bunch of pics:
Capt Chad
These east coasters clearly threw down the gauntlet for a west coast team to try to keep up!
They each made 6 dives on just 3 tanks, covering 11 sites.
Johnoly's report:
"We arrived at the docks about 6:30am for a quick push off. Gear loaded, about 100 pounds of ice and running fast and flat to beat the weather front coming down from the north. Chad ran us out to a couple of the wrecks (Sheridan & Blackthorn) and 2 teams split up on them. Viz was 25 - 30 feet on the wrecks and temps still 78 - 80 degrees with almost no current. Bait balls were thick and of course the monster closed AJ’s were on it. RjnJupiter just seconds after splashing spots a huge Cubera on the top of the wreck. It tries to sneak behind a smoke stack, but too late and he drilled it. 37 pounds!
We had light rain but no lightening. The captain moved us over to some ledges and viz was almost 50-60 feet. We could see the bottom as soon as we backrolled each time. Everyone knows, local knowledge is everything and Chad has it and the numbers to prove it. The drops were unbelievable. Fish everywhere. You didn’t have to chase anything. I would move a hundred feet down the ledge and never see another teammate, just shooting fish all around me. We hit the limits on Hogs, Reds, and crushed the big mango’s and finally broke one of Chad’s coolers it was so stuffed.
The gulf coast shooting is way different from the east coast. Freeshafting and after I stuck my shaft in the clay bottom, I took off the 2nd band and it was just one band, no line, shoot and reload fast. Many thanks to SharpShooter for his stuck shaft removal tips. Also I can’t thank Chad Carney enough for taking us to his secret drops and he knew we could shoot fish. If you are looking for a “Mad Charter”, call Chad! This was one of the best trips I’ve ever taken! I only have a couple of the pictures and missed Chuckitall & Glyph, Chad has a bunch more."
Here's a bunch of pics:
Capt Chad
That guy can shoot.
