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Originally Posted by sunfish
Beautiful fish. From what I've read in Terry Maas' and Carlos Eyles books, it seems to me that hunting these fish in the kelps must be one of the pinnacles of spearfishing, combining both stealth and diving skills.
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Well, those books do overdramatize it a bit, but it is a lot of fun. I get jaded about yellowtail and often pass up shots, but there is something special about a big white sea bass gliding through the kelp forest, and it always gets my heart racing.
The nice thing about California diving, especially for geriatrics like me, is that most fish are not very deep. I'd say that as long as they are in the kelp bed, most white sea bass are in the top 20 feet of the water column, even if the water is 80 or 100 feet deep. They do generally require some stealth, but at least you don't have to dive deep as is required on Florida wrecks or in the Med.
Our hard work comes after the shot, because the fish are very strong and usually try to get to the bottom where they wrap the shooting line in the kelp, and it can be dicey getting them out.
