Offshore Location Trip

Hello Guys Trini Killer Here
Sorry To Make My First Communication So Abruptly, But I'm Seeking A Little

Recently I've Been On A Spearfishing Trip To An Oil Rig
The Location Was Approx 16 Miles Offshore In Approx 125 Ft Of Water. To What I'm Normally Accustomed To, Visibility Was Amazing. I Could See One Of My Pals Who Was Using Scuba Spear A 127 Lb Jew Fish On The Bottom.

I Freedive Only, Ny Other Buddy And I Were Concerned With The Game That I Saw Between 20 & 60 Ft , Mainly Barracuda From Approx 30 To 100lbs In Size, And Patrolling Schools Of Jacks Approx 50 To 60 Lbs.

The Sweels Were Approx 5 To 6 Ft And There Was A Steady Current That Would Constantly Pull You Away From The Platform At About 4 Ft Per Second. This Was My First Experience Of This Nature
And For Me It Was Difficult To Relax To Dive Properly. Can Any One
Tell Me If The Se Conditions Could Be Considered Difficult , Average ?????

I Got Into The Water First With My Euro Rife With Appro 150 Ft
Of Cord On A Reel Setup. It Seemed To Me That My Gun Was Underpowered For This Senario And I Misjujed The Distance To
Quite A Few Barras. What Should Be By Minimum Firepower Requirements For This Type Of Trip

Do The Species I Mentioned Above Have Any Special Tendencies Or Behaviors When Spared, I'm Trying To Figure Out If I Should Use A Float System For This Type Of Gig

Hope To Hear From Somone Soon Bye

THANKS FOR THE REPLY AND INFO RIGDVR. USING THE PLATFORM LEG TO REST AND BREATHE UP IS A GREAT IDEA, I THINK THAT ON MY NEXT TRIP TO LOCATION I'LL TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO FIGURE OUT A GOOD DIVE PLAN AFTER ASSESING THE CONDITIONS. IN THE MEAN WHILE I'VE THOUGHT OF A PLAN TO MAKE THINGS EASIER.

TYE A ROPE AROUND ONE OF THE RIG LEGS WITH ABOUT 10FT OF EXCESS AFTER TYING
AT THE END OF THIS 10 FT WOULD BE A BUOY. MAKE SMALLER THAN FIST SIZE KNOTS
ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ROPE AT 2'' FT INTERVALS. I THINK THAT THIS WOULD ENABLE ME TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE ROPE AND REST TO BREATHE UP. THE
BUOY IS AN ADDED SAFETY FEATURE ALSO. DO U YOU THINK THAT THIS IDEA IS SENSIBLE???. WHAT APPPROX DEPTH DO YOU DIVE TO IN THE GULF TO REACH GAME.
MY GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO REACH 60 FT COMFORTABLY IN THESE CONDITIONS AND SPEAR. I SENT SOME MAIL TO EMMA FARREL RECENTLY AND SHE BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF FLYING IN PERSONALLY TO TRAIN A GROUP OF LOCAL TRINIS A COURSE. THIS WAS EXCITING NEWS SOO I WORKING ON GETTING A GROUP TOGETHER AND GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. I THINK THAT FOR SURE THIS WOULD HELP ME TO REACH THE NEXT LEVEL, I THINK THAT I HAVENT DONE TO BAD ON MY ONE THOUGH. i'M ALSO PLANNING TO STOP SMOKING CIGARETTES TO UP MY PERFORMANCE , COULD THIS MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE????. DROP ME A LINE### LATERS