Mahi Mahi in Miami?

[JAM]

Hi there! I hope everybody is doing great.
As a newbie in spearfishing I have a couple of questions regarding the hunt of the Mahi.
Even though I am an experiment swimmer and diver I am relative new to spearfishing, I am already hunting at 50 feet with a JBL 38, but I really would like to move to the step of looking for mahi, in MIA can you tell me where should I go, what deep, what gun should i use everything?
Thank you very much for your time.
JAM

 

[babaabooey]

Hi. I am no expert...but in MIA, you need to get out to where the blue water is, and search for weed lines or anything floating. Give it a pass and see if it is loaded with mahi...if it is, maybe pitch some bait to get them excited and then jump in! Haha. Or at least thats what i plan to do. Ive been fishing for a long time but just now getting into spear.


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[sharkey]

Dolphin fish are usually found in clear warm water, & are a favoured food of many larger species, so having a gun whith a bit more power than you need for them is often a wise choice. As soon as you enter the water these fish will often approach you very closely, especially the small "peanut dolphin's" however once one or two have been speared they will respect the range of your gun more & range will become important.

I'd pick a gun with the best range I could find for these, as its really just shooting targets, with little stalking/fishing skill required. It can be more challenging in large swell though, with fish so close to the surface they are in the "swell" of the wave, a shorter gun can be more useful in this situation.

I have often found the larger fish further away from the "FAD" & usually jump in 100m or more up current from what ever it is I'm diving on. If you can resist shooting smaller fish this will give you a distinct advantage to shoot any larger ones hanging around first. Often its good if you have a mate who shoots a small one first, this will bring larger fish into range. Not always just dolphin fish, so this is where the big gun is useful.

Cheers Sharkey

 

[tonyeynon]

Remember: If you are spearing with a friend and you or him tags one, don't pull it in straight away. Instead leave it swimming and some others will stay very close to it. It gives you or your buddy the chance to double up from the same shoal - they always hang around for a short while after one of their shoal has been shot

 

[Stephan Whelan]

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