Ok, here is the condensed version of my first bluewater hunt....
Approaching our first stop of the day, Capt Bill assured me that this spot was wahoo heaven. I was second in the water and started my drift parallel with the oil rigs mooring bouy. As I slipped into the water I noticed my tip wasnt sitting quite right so I started to adjust it. When I looked up I noticed 7 large fish approaching...wahoo! I dove slightly and using a tip from Bill I curled into a ball. When I looked up The damn fish was so close I couldnt extend my gun all the way! I noticed my dive buddy lining up to intercept another group of hoos and I knew if I didnt shoot first it would be game over so I took the shot(about 10 ft).
I will never forget how fast the float line zipped away and then my bouys went with the back one spiraling due to the flag. Awesome. I raised my gun to signal the boat and yelled in excitement. My buddy was pumped for me and assured me that my shot was spot on. The 2 other divers in the water said my fish zipped right past them gear in tow. Not a bad start for the day considering we had been in the water less than 5 min...
The boat picked me up and dropped me off at my floats and a short tug of war insued. My shot was right behind the gills missing the spine by centimeters. The fish went 42 lbs.
The morning allowed me to work on my stalking as I saw fish frequently. I did shoot one other about 65-70 # but he pulled off during the fight...My buddy did land a nice 80+ hoo near the end of the day and it was massive.
Thanks to everyone for the advice while I was preparing for this day... I promise pics this week and everyone is invited over for fresh grilled hoo.
Approaching our first stop of the day, Capt Bill assured me that this spot was wahoo heaven. I was second in the water and started my drift parallel with the oil rigs mooring bouy. As I slipped into the water I noticed my tip wasnt sitting quite right so I started to adjust it. When I looked up I noticed 7 large fish approaching...wahoo! I dove slightly and using a tip from Bill I curled into a ball. When I looked up The damn fish was so close I couldnt extend my gun all the way! I noticed my dive buddy lining up to intercept another group of hoos and I knew if I didnt shoot first it would be game over so I took the shot(about 10 ft).
I will never forget how fast the float line zipped away and then my bouys went with the back one spiraling due to the flag. Awesome. I raised my gun to signal the boat and yelled in excitement. My buddy was pumped for me and assured me that my shot was spot on. The 2 other divers in the water said my fish zipped right past them gear in tow. Not a bad start for the day considering we had been in the water less than 5 min...
The boat picked me up and dropped me off at my floats and a short tug of war insued. My shot was right behind the gills missing the spine by centimeters. The fish went 42 lbs.
The morning allowed me to work on my stalking as I saw fish frequently. I did shoot one other about 65-70 # but he pulled off during the fight...My buddy did land a nice 80+ hoo near the end of the day and it was massive.
Thanks to everyone for the advice while I was preparing for this day... I promise pics this week and everyone is invited over for fresh grilled hoo.
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