Hi folks-
I've been hunting reef fish in Hawaii for about three months now, and have been seeing more sharks lately (kind of correlates with my catch, I think.) I see a reef shark about one in three dives, and recently lost a couple of parrotfish off my float. I'm probably not the first to ponder this, so I ask your collective wisdom: any ideas on a system to keep the fish blood out of the water? I'm debating between one of those rigid Rob Allen floats, which wouldn't hold much, or a plastic bag hanging from my float. Another idea might be to make a pouch out of an old wetsuit to put the fish in. Problem is, the fish might get ripe after sitting dry in a float or in a watertight plastic bag for a couple of hours...
I am a lazy shore diver so a kayak isn't an option, and in my quest (desperation) for good dive spots I often punch through some moderate (3 ft) surf so the system would have to be pretty stable.
Any ideas or even failed attempts would be appreciated... or maybe I should retire from diving because I'm a shark magnet...
I've been hunting reef fish in Hawaii for about three months now, and have been seeing more sharks lately (kind of correlates with my catch, I think.) I see a reef shark about one in three dives, and recently lost a couple of parrotfish off my float. I'm probably not the first to ponder this, so I ask your collective wisdom: any ideas on a system to keep the fish blood out of the water? I'm debating between one of those rigid Rob Allen floats, which wouldn't hold much, or a plastic bag hanging from my float. Another idea might be to make a pouch out of an old wetsuit to put the fish in. Problem is, the fish might get ripe after sitting dry in a float or in a watertight plastic bag for a couple of hours...
I am a lazy shore diver so a kayak isn't an option, and in my quest (desperation) for good dive spots I often punch through some moderate (3 ft) surf so the system would have to be pretty stable.
Any ideas or even failed attempts would be appreciated... or maybe I should retire from diving because I'm a shark magnet...