30+ years later...

nice snappers.  How was the vis?  Cobia have a reputation of bending shafts if not stoned.  I remember running into a small school while on a drop with Harold.  He uncharacteristically let me take the first shot.  I shot one right above the gill and stoned it.  At the boat he looked disappointed admitting he was hoping to see the fish bend my shaft. ASS

 

Nate, viz was real bad murk layer until 25 feet or so...then trippy hazy past 40. Since only in like 60/70 and couldn’t keep Red Snapper cuz was a weekday I decided to not head down to bottom and just stay in the clear band...

My two times so far diving the rigs have both been pretty nearshore so dark under the thick murk.

I’ve found it very humbling and challenging...since I was only diver in water I didn’t push myself and wore my FRV and tried to come up slow and with enough time left to keep an eye out and a hand up for pipes and stuff...

Hopefully next time can get further offshore to some clearer water, and also be with a buddy so can push it a little more...would be awesome to dive out there with you and Harold one day. Can stay at my parents before and after!! 

Given that I was solo, I am pretty stoked with what I was able to get.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Always love your post and what a beast of a fish.

Thanks for your story Jim

nice snappers.  How was the vis?  Cobia have a reputation of bending shafts if not stoned.  I remember running into a small school while on a drop with Harold.  He uncharacteristically let me take the first shot.  I shot one right above the gill and stoned it.  At the boat he looked disappointed admitting he was hoping to see the fish bend my shaft. ASS

 

Nate, viz was real bad murk layer until 25 feet or so...then trippy hazy past 40. Since only in like 60/70 and couldn’t keep Red Snapper cuz was a weekday I decided to not head down to bottom and just stay in the clear band...

My two times so far diving the rigs have both been pretty nearshore so dark under the thick murk.

I’ve found it very humbling and challenging...since I was only diver in water I didn’t push myself and wore my FRV and tried to come up slow and with enough time left to keep an eye out and a hand up for pipes and stuff...

Hopefully next time can get further offshore to some clearer water, and also be with a buddy so can push it a little more...would be awesome to dive out there with you and Harold one day. Can stay at my parents before and after!! 

Given that I was solo, I am pretty stoked with what I was able to get.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

you did about as well as we did.  We did get some red snapper and Harold got  a king mackerel.  We tried to get to deep water for the 'hoo but tropical storms have a way of changing plans.  It'd be awesome to dive that area again.  It's special. Glad you got to do it.

"I get my knife in her head, and wrap my legs around her but she still is thrashing and rolling and the spines on her back tear up my inner thigh pretty good, and turns out she bent my shaft as well."

Is it just me or did your mind go somewhere else when he said inner thigh and bent shaft?  Ouch! 

"I get my knife in her head, and wrap my legs around her but she still is thrashing and rolling and the spines on her back tear up my inner thigh pretty good, and turns out she bent my shaft as well."

Is it just me or did your mind go somewhere else when he said inner thigh and bent shaft?  Ouch! 

It's just you.

That is awesome! Im super jealous.
 

Super cool! I’d love to do something like that one day. Thanks for the pics.

"I get my knife in her head, and wrap my legs around her but she still is thrashing and rolling and the spines on her back tear up my inner thigh pretty good, and turns out she bent my shaft as well."

Is it just me or did your mind go somewhere else when he said inner thigh and bent shaft?  Ouch!

Going Peter Quill on us ? 🙃

Naw, just need to up the voltage a bit on my Shock Therapy!