west delta freediving
Met up with Marcel G and Bill c for a little snappa fest of our own...well, kinda. Bill had been in Venice all weekend and hadnt shot a red yet but the cobia had been thick so Mondays plan was to target them. Out to the delta we go.
We started in shallow...35 ft or so. Jump in and I cant see the end of my gun and Im thinking to myself, boy its gonna be a long day. To our surprise the murk was only about 6 feet thick where it opened into some beatiful water. Fist dive = a 10 pound mango. They were everywhere. Not too long after I get back to the rig and I hear Marcel shoot. I immediately dive to see whats going on. No Marcel but I did find the cobia he shot giving him a battle. I laid next to the fish as he fights it knowing whats gonna happen next. Here comes the cobias wingman...THWACK...double header.
Over the course of the day we shot 5 cobia from 37 to 66#(3 over 50). 4 grouper averaging 10# each. 1 40# king. Im not sure how many 10+ mangos...maybe 20? And I did find one red snapper at 15#. Not a bad day considering we never dove deeper than 40'! Pics to come soon. Its nice to not have to make 60-80' drops to fill the cooler...
We are now in full prep mode for the upcoming wahoo/tuna season...
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Met up with Marcel G and Bill c for a little snappa fest of our own...well, kinda. Bill had been in Venice all weekend and hadnt shot a red yet but the cobia had been thick so Mondays plan was to target them. Out to the delta we go.
We started in shallow...35 ft or so. Jump in and I cant see the end of my gun and Im thinking to myself, boy its gonna be a long day. To our surprise the murk was only about 6 feet thick where it opened into some beatiful water. Fist dive = a 10 pound mango. They were everywhere. Not too long after I get back to the rig and I hear Marcel shoot. I immediately dive to see whats going on. No Marcel but I did find the cobia he shot giving him a battle. I laid next to the fish as he fights it knowing whats gonna happen next. Here comes the cobias wingman...THWACK...double header.
Over the course of the day we shot 5 cobia from 37 to 66#(3 over 50). 4 grouper averaging 10# each. 1 40# king. Im not sure how many 10+ mangos...maybe 20? And I did find one red snapper at 15#. Not a bad day considering we never dove deeper than 40'! Pics to come soon. Its nice to not have to make 60-80' drops to fill the cooler...
We are now in full prep mode for the upcoming wahoo/tuna season...
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