Brooklyn boy headed home to Vieques, P.R.

[Tony Romano]

I am making my first post as a brand new member of your forum. I joined since I was looking for a spear shaft for my Mares Sharpshooter speargun and someone from your forum had the same problem and the responses led me, and the other guy as well I hope, to a new shaft by ordering the Mares Sten 84 shaft which is identical. The answers in your forum were right on point and now I can take my Mares Sharpshooter speargun out of retirement and take it down to Vieques Island in Puerto Rico and do some spearfishing on that beautiful island. I was actually born in Vieques and came to the United States (Brooklyn) when I was ten years old. I have been back many times since to SCUBA but never to spearfish. Hence, I joined a spearfishing forum to learn what's new in our sport and your forum did not disappoint. Thanks for allowing to me join your informed, interesting and fun group.

Tony

 

[Paul Kotik]

Via con dios, my dear boy. I have a soft spot in my heart for your birthplace.

 

[Tony Romano]

Paul,

Thanks for your good wishes. Hopefully the island will remain in its pristine stage for years to come. We still do not have a Casino or a cruise boat docking area and hopefully never will. We have some incredible beaches and pretty good shore diving. I once dove with a school of tarpon at 15 feet. I will report back in two weeks if I catch some nice fish with the new spear shaft I was able to find through DeeperBlue.Net.

Thanks,

Tony

 

[dallasdiver]

My wife was also born in Brooklyn, but grew up in Carolina, P.R.

You should hook up with a world champion spearfisherman named Roberto Reyes. Heck of a great as well. Contact him at Puerto Rico Freedivers Roberto can set up a charter for you.

 

[Tony Romano]

Dallas Diver,

Thanks for the information on Roberto Reyes. I will reach out to him and hopefully set up a charter trip. I'll let you know how it works out. Say hello to your significant other Brooklynite.

Thanks,

Tony