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Old 11-15-2010, 09:09 AM   #1
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Was hunting in a cut on Saturday. Bad vis but then the current picked up strong with the incoming tide, so it improved a bit. Had the boat dropping me off near the outside and would drift past two productive holes. In less than half hour I got two nice snappers like this one, and two black groupers. Also earlier in the day I got a nice cubera (9 lbs) there.
Two refrigerators. One is for spearbands and carrots...and fish.

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Went south on Sunday and the vis still sucked. This spot is a bit deeper so it was dive and pray there would be fish. I saw a school of dog snappers but they would disappear like ghosts after I'd surface so I couldn't really stalk them. Then I went down to about 40 feet and here was this little cobia.
We're pretty sure she was an escapee from the cage farm A lot of the cages were broken up by the hurricane two weeks ago. The manager there is my buddy so he examined the stomach and it was empty, like the fish doesn't know what to eat int he wild being in tanks and cages its whole life. It also had a wound on the tail like something had tried to bite it.

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Jorge did a scuba dive with his wife. This is what they found. They're here. Shit.
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Old 11-15-2010, 09:15 AM   #2
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Looks like you have lots of lion fish already.

Very nice Cubera and Cobia, congrats.
Thanks for sharing.
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Old 11-15-2010, 09:20 AM   #3
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Thanks Roberto. Are you seeing any decrease in fish numbers there since the lionfish came in?

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Old 11-15-2010, 10:15 AM   #4
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thank for the report Hank...Belize really holds some nice fish and you sir, know how to go and get them
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Old 11-15-2010, 12:13 PM   #5
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I'm always looking for a buddy here LunkerBuster. Come on down.
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Old 11-15-2010, 02:12 PM   #6
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wow, thanks for the invite brother...I would love that...money is really tight for me now but as soon as I can rub two extra pennies together I am saving up for some destination spearing FOR SURE!!

you are always welcome here in miami as well, that goes for pretty much anyone on this board, you are all family
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Old 11-15-2010, 03:16 PM   #7
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Nice doggie Hank!
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Old 11-15-2010, 03:31 PM   #8
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Good eating there Hank, nice fish mate.

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Nice Cubera. Interesting cobe story.
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Old 11-22-2010, 09:25 AM   #10
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Finally got my son Jake (pictured) out of bed and into the water yesterday. He was trying his new reel for the first time.
We were only in the water for about 20 minutes and each got a yellow jack and the groupers that are in the picture. The jacks came cruising in and I was about 20 feet down. I shot one and then I saw Jake come down and watched him hit one. Cool.
Then I went up to one of my spots where we see a lot of ceros. Only one came by. That's the fish on the far left in the picture.
Went back to the channel where the current was now pretty strong with the incoming tide for one last pass. I looked in the "house" where a lot of fish hide but an 8 foot nurse shark had moved in. Still there was a nice dog snapper in there and then I saw a 20 lb + black bolt out the other side and into the channel. Shit....haha.
I drifted another 100 feet or so along the little wall and saw two nice dogs. Dove down and met the one in the current. Nice size. Good day.

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