Yesterday, i decide to go hunt today. I set the alarm of the mobile phone to 10 am. The phone rang but i put it off and sleeped again. when i woke up it was 12:30 pm. I think whether to go or not. The sun set was at 4:30 pm and my gear was not ready. I decide to go, even one hour is ok coz i didn't dive for one month or more...Anyway i did breakfast, set the gear ready and headed to road. At 2pm i was on the coast. I dressed up quickly and jumped to the water.
There was not much fish but water was crystal clear. I first shot one sargo small one (about 300 gr). Then i swam for 1 hour and see nothing. Suddenly i noticed some movement in front of the cave between weed. I noticed that it was grouper. This is the biggest that i have ever had to opportunity to shoot. I dove down and it noticed me and started to move slowely to cave with his big eyes looking me. I droped bottom (since i couldn't find buddy i dove to shallow water 6-7 meter 100-200 meter from the shore) and moved slowly to the grouper. I can barely see his head and eyes, but i had to made shot coz the cave was small and if holes up and opens gillplates i was not able to get it out. It was just in the range of my 75cm gun. I pulled the trigger and shaft enter from its eye and exit from right behind the gill plate. I immediately pulled the shooting line to prevent it stuck in hole. It was swimming crazy but did not put too much fight coz of the good shot and it was not that big (around 2-2.5kg). I know its not the biggest but good start for me. After i pulled the shaft out of the fish and string it up i go on to the swimming after half an hour later the most amaizing thing happened.
The float line opened too much and i decided to roll it up to the line winder. I droped the gun to the bottom and swam to the float suddenly i saw yellow tails in my left corner of the mask. I though they are AJ but they were not. When i turned my head....
Holy shit ! ! ! this is a group of mahi mahi. I was socked, i couldn't belive my eyes, i even didn't think before i will able to see those beatufull fishes in med sea. Probably not much med sea spero had that chance especially in cyprus. There was 10-12 of them. All of the are approximately same size (50-60cm) but the one in the center is 1.5-2 times bigger than others. I don't know if it was bull, the had was circular but much bigger than others. They circled around me two times then start swimming away slowly, i rushed to pull the float line which was connected to gun. When i got the gun i can still see them about 7-8 meter in front of me but they were swimming to the away. I first kicked few times to close the distance but it seemed not possible then i stoped and lie motionless to attract them but they did not show attention. After, i swam with all my power to catch them as last hope but they swam away and disappeared in the blue. I thoght how this can happened, i was in 6 meter of water and only 100 meter away from the shore. May be they interested with blood of the grouper. After that i swam to shoot few more fish but i couldn't concentrate on, so i decide to go out. I was already cought my (and family) dinner. I though that this should be the message from the sea saying that " keep coming, i have much more to show you". Before i get out from the water i shoot two more bigger sargo.
I wanted to get the pictures of the grouper but i couldn't find the camera. Anyway may be next time... Now i am going to clean the fishes/gear and had a bath....
Happy hunting
There was not much fish but water was crystal clear. I first shot one sargo small one (about 300 gr). Then i swam for 1 hour and see nothing. Suddenly i noticed some movement in front of the cave between weed. I noticed that it was grouper. This is the biggest that i have ever had to opportunity to shoot. I dove down and it noticed me and started to move slowely to cave with his big eyes looking me. I droped bottom (since i couldn't find buddy i dove to shallow water 6-7 meter 100-200 meter from the shore) and moved slowly to the grouper. I can barely see his head and eyes, but i had to made shot coz the cave was small and if holes up and opens gillplates i was not able to get it out. It was just in the range of my 75cm gun. I pulled the trigger and shaft enter from its eye and exit from right behind the gill plate. I immediately pulled the shooting line to prevent it stuck in hole. It was swimming crazy but did not put too much fight coz of the good shot and it was not that big (around 2-2.5kg). I know its not the biggest but good start for me. After i pulled the shaft out of the fish and string it up i go on to the swimming after half an hour later the most amaizing thing happened.
The float line opened too much and i decided to roll it up to the line winder. I droped the gun to the bottom and swam to the float suddenly i saw yellow tails in my left corner of the mask. I though they are AJ but they were not. When i turned my head....
Holy shit ! ! ! this is a group of mahi mahi. I was socked, i couldn't belive my eyes, i even didn't think before i will able to see those beatufull fishes in med sea. Probably not much med sea spero had that chance especially in cyprus. There was 10-12 of them. All of the are approximately same size (50-60cm) but the one in the center is 1.5-2 times bigger than others. I don't know if it was bull, the had was circular but much bigger than others. They circled around me two times then start swimming away slowly, i rushed to pull the float line which was connected to gun. When i got the gun i can still see them about 7-8 meter in front of me but they were swimming to the away. I first kicked few times to close the distance but it seemed not possible then i stoped and lie motionless to attract them but they did not show attention. After, i swam with all my power to catch them as last hope but they swam away and disappeared in the blue. I thoght how this can happened, i was in 6 meter of water and only 100 meter away from the shore. May be they interested with blood of the grouper. After that i swam to shoot few more fish but i couldn't concentrate on, so i decide to go out. I was already cought my (and family) dinner. I though that this should be the message from the sea saying that " keep coming, i have much more to show you". Before i get out from the water i shoot two more bigger sargo.
I wanted to get the pictures of the grouper but i couldn't find the camera. Anyway may be next time... Now i am going to clean the fishes/gear and had a bath....
Happy hunting
