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Topic: 1st WSB of 2024  (Read 11206 times)

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rroland

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Blessings thank you for the inspiration
Perseverance furthers


JoeDubC

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So cool! That’s really epic life-living. As a kid I once speared a small fish and fed it to a moray eel, but that hardly counts towards any real Spearo experience.
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SpeedyStein

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Congrats!  Awesome report, as always, and very glad for your good health.
- Kevin


BigJim

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Thanks for the kind words guys.  :smt008

Added on a little clip some of you might like of when I first got my hands on her, and right when I swam her back onto shore:

https://youtu.be/MhGtuQceQZE?si=_e3ArLKo0oy_SkZ8

Hell yeah dude! Hey, what does TLDR mean?

TooLongDidn’tRead  :smt005

Absolutely loved: “ when I showed fuzz…” so nice to have friends who love you AND beat you up a bit! Congrats, Jim, thanks for sharing.

He also asked me who cut the fish up since it looked too clean for me to have done it  :smt011 :smt005

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim

« Last Edit: June 12, 2024, 06:27:37 AM by BigJim »

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PISCEAN

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lookin good Jim!

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divenfish

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Congrats Jim! Thanks for sharing your story and adventures.
You are an inspiration for us on many levels.


BigDistance1

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Oh Dang and you even took the otoliths out! You going to polish them and count how old the fish is? I used to do that in college, a long time ago...


AlsHobieOutback

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Perfect TL;DR  :smt005  :smt044

Seriously though, congrats on doing what I know you love doing so much.  The enjoyment and celebration of a awesome fish like that is like riding no other high imho.
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JamesM

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Glad to see you are getting another one!
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BigJim

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Thanks again for the kind words guys.  :smt001

Oh Dang and you even took the otoliths out! You going to polish them and count how old the fish is? I used to do that in college, a long time ago...

I like the otoliths for sure…never tried to actually age them though…maybe one day!

 :smt006

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Bulldog---Alex

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Congrats ! Good to hear your doing what you love. Damn it, Jim. Co-ordinates !!! :smt003  :smt005
« Last Edit: June 12, 2024, 04:22:47 PM by Bulldog---Alex »
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capo

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Awesome wsb Jim. To many more fish ahead.
Omer


 

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