I have been spearfishing or attempting to here in Guam with no success so far. I've tried various reef areas mostly trying to shoot parrot fish. They are hard to hit, for me anyway.
A friend suggested that I set up a foam target in about 20 feet of water and practice diving down to it and shooting at it. I have read similar advice on this forum but haven't taken the time to do it.
I initially started missing the target by shooting high, this explained all of my previous missed shots on parrot fish.
I figured out my aiming point and started hitting it....now to move on to moving fish and see.
My buddy Rich and I went offshore to attempt to get some Mahimahi. based on recommendations here when I initially started out I have a Rob Allen Caranx 1300, I changed the band to a double band setup for this trip.
I'm rigged with a float that I made and 120 ft. of foam filled float line.
The conditions were clear, seas not too rough, almost no current.
Upon entering the water we stared scraping at the sides of some smaller Spanish mackerel that I bought at a store on my way to the boat.
After a while a couple of Mahimahi showed up to eat at the chunks that we were now surrounded with.
One passed in front of me, but I wasn't able to lead it fast enough due to the drag of my R.A. 1300.
On another pass I had the same problem, my buddy Rich did not have any trouble tracking at all and landed a shot right behind the gill plate.
He threw his Mahimahi in the boat, and kept cutting/scraping fish chunks to attract some more.
It seemed that the fish were spooked, but after awhile, another one showed up.
it swam around me, eating the fish pieces. It then started heading right at me, as it got closer it turned slightly to my left. With my tracking problem resolved (me getting better at anticipating where they are heading), I sent a shaft flying.
A hit!!!
I'm still pumped up about my first fish! I'm very lucky to be in Guam where I had an opportunity to shoot a pelagic fish.
What an awesome day!
I still have some work to do on better accuracy as well as leading and tracking my gun.
Now it's off to target some of those parrot fish again...until I have another chance at some pelagic fish.
I'm glad I had a chance to hook up with a great buddy.
Miles, Bill McIntyre, and Mr. X were also a big help on this forum in getting me started. They probably don't even remember, because they have written many informative posts. But they were all a huge help to me with all of the advice given in the posts.
It took me awhile, but perseverance has paid off. my first fish was worth it.:inlove
Thanks and take care,
Mitch
A friend suggested that I set up a foam target in about 20 feet of water and practice diving down to it and shooting at it. I have read similar advice on this forum but haven't taken the time to do it.
I initially started missing the target by shooting high, this explained all of my previous missed shots on parrot fish.
I figured out my aiming point and started hitting it....now to move on to moving fish and see.
My buddy Rich and I went offshore to attempt to get some Mahimahi. based on recommendations here when I initially started out I have a Rob Allen Caranx 1300, I changed the band to a double band setup for this trip.
I'm rigged with a float that I made and 120 ft. of foam filled float line.
The conditions were clear, seas not too rough, almost no current.
Upon entering the water we stared scraping at the sides of some smaller Spanish mackerel that I bought at a store on my way to the boat.
After a while a couple of Mahimahi showed up to eat at the chunks that we were now surrounded with.
One passed in front of me, but I wasn't able to lead it fast enough due to the drag of my R.A. 1300.
On another pass I had the same problem, my buddy Rich did not have any trouble tracking at all and landed a shot right behind the gill plate.
He threw his Mahimahi in the boat, and kept cutting/scraping fish chunks to attract some more.
It seemed that the fish were spooked, but after awhile, another one showed up.
it swam around me, eating the fish pieces. It then started heading right at me, as it got closer it turned slightly to my left. With my tracking problem resolved (me getting better at anticipating where they are heading), I sent a shaft flying.
A hit!!!
I'm still pumped up about my first fish! I'm very lucky to be in Guam where I had an opportunity to shoot a pelagic fish.
What an awesome day!
I still have some work to do on better accuracy as well as leading and tracking my gun.
Now it's off to target some of those parrot fish again...until I have another chance at some pelagic fish.
I'm glad I had a chance to hook up with a great buddy.
Miles, Bill McIntyre, and Mr. X were also a big help on this forum in getting me started. They probably don't even remember, because they have written many informative posts. But they were all a huge help to me with all of the advice given in the posts.
It took me awhile, but perseverance has paid off. my first fish was worth it.:inlove
Thanks and take care,
Mitch
