keys kraze

[andrsn]

well, it's over. but, boy did we mess up some fish!

this was an hours worth of work on the morning we arrived...

[andrsn]

and, this was what we got in the afternoon on the day we arrived...

[andrsn]

and, this nice little 30# king happened to swim by me on day 2...

[andrsn]

randy and his 11# cero...

[andrsn]

jay styron and his 13# mutton snapper...

[sturgeon]

Very nice catch guys! Now I'm really sorry I missed it!!!!!!!

Scott Turgeon

[icarus pacific]

My envy is unbounded lads! Looks like you slayed 'em and came back breathing. Always my standard of a good time.

I particularly like Jay's use of his skinny-ass body to emphasize the size of that damn nice snapper

Ab season opened yesterday, 1 dive, 5' swells, 30 feet depth, 3 feet of viz, 29.25 inches of marine snail. End of report.

Start taking supplements and get out here. You too Bill.

sven

[Erik]

Ok Anderson, that's great that you guys had such a blast while I was stuck here in the frozen North diving in 7C water for a week, then returning to 6 overdue assignments........now where's my damn shirt!
We missed ya dude,
Erik Y.

[Amphibious]

Someone wanna let me know next time when there is a meet like this??? I'm stuck in snow up to my arse, and my weapons are getting dusty the closet!

Think I could UPS myself to florida?

Willer

(why are all the fish so small? )

[andrsn]

willer,
we practice and preach conservation here. we always target the smaller fish around the reefs so that the larger ones can continue breeding. plus, our boat is only 17 feet long and the marine patrol will nab us for having too much weight in the boat. hence,.... the smaller fish in the above pictures.

eric,
the shirts came out awesome! you'll love it. i'm not sure if i have your address but i'll be emailing you about getting yours to you.


also, i had an incredible encounter with a great hammerhead. although he was only about 8 feet, he was still magnificent. i laid down on the bottom next to a couple of grouper carcasses that he was feeding on and just watched him. beautiful animal. coulda cared less that i was there. could have easily touched him, but i just sat in admiration of such an awesome creature.

then, jay came in and shot the mutton snapper that was feeding on the floating scraps(he didn't know the hammerhead was around). the shark went nutz but became skiddish once it realized we outnumbered it. i think it was scott nelson's first shark encounter. not a bad species to start with.

later,
anderson

[Amphibious]

(pssst.... It was a joke... your king ain't that small )

Willer

[icarus pacific]

the king has left the forum...

sven

[andrsn]

(pssst.... you really thought I was serious? )

i thought everyone knew that we were all professional BS-ers here.

that's the biggest king i've ever shot. actually, had quite a few new PB's on that trip. i think all of us did!

later,
anderson

[fjohnson]

Spearfishermen, I'm definitely going to try and join your ranks. Spearfishing opens here May 1st for rough fish, I hope the ice is gone by then! Anyway, May 1st I'm in the water with a speargun for the first time. The rough fish in Minnesota definitely have to be smoked. (in order to eat them)

If I have trouble with the speargun can I go home and get the 308?

those are some fine pictures!

Fred

[icarus pacific]

Originally posted by andrsn
willer,
we practice and preach conservation here. we always target the smaller fish around the reefs so that the larger ones can continue breed.
later,
anderson

sven