Palm Beach Dive Thread

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I did see a guy ride his bike to the diveboat once. Had his mesh bag on his back. I think he should have had his tank too but his buddy brought that. Have fun.

 

[gage_patton]

Also important, in addition to shot placement, is shot angle. If you shoot from behind the fish & the spear tip goes up in-between the scales, it is much easier to penetrate the fish compared to a frontal shot.

I used to dive with guys who had the biggest guns they could find & used 2 or 3 bands at a time, including a ridiculously strong "grouper band" that I wasn't able to set. Then, one day, I watched a commercial spearo knock off half a dozen groupers in less than 5 minutes while free-shafting with just a single standard band on each shot & just using a medium sized gun. I learned more about spear fishing in that 5 minutes than I learned from the other guys in a couple of years.

Technique means a lot.

This is a great point. Thank you for sharing. How does shot placement change for larger fish such as cobia? I had an experience where I made a poor shot on a large cobia a few years ago and it was almost a dangerous. He was like a runaway kite on me before he broke my spear cable.

 

[PBcatfish]

This is a great point. Thank you for sharing. How does shot placement change for larger fish such as cobia? I had an experience where I made a poor shot on a large cobia a few years ago and it was almost a dangerous. He was like a runaway kite on me before he broke my spear cable.

A cobia is a real thug of a fish. Remember, these are the little guys that hang around with sharks & don't get eaten. I free gaffed one & tossed it in a boat one day, after he followed up another cobia that had been on a fishing line for about 15 minutes. The "green" cobia, that was not tired out from a 15 minute fight, did a lot of damage to that boat just from thrashing around. The "tired" fish was even a handful. A cobia is a powerful & determined fish with a lot of endurance.

 

[MrChen]

I've been diving for 13 years. Over the years, divers would ask, did you see the hammerhead? My response was always no. It was frustrating because I wanted to see it too!

About 3 weeks ago, I was approached by two hammerheads. I couldn't believe it!


This past weekend, I was in the Breakers area and had another encounter! That's 3 hammers within a month.

 

[Allen-1]

I've been diving for 13 years. Over the years, divers would ask, did you see the hammerhead? My response was always no. It was frustrating because I wanted to see it too!

About 3 weeks ago, I was approached by two hammerheads. I couldn't believe it!


This past weekend, I was in the Breakers area and had another encounter! That's 3 hammers within a month.

"gonna need a bigger {spear}"

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

I've been diving for 13 years. Over the years, divers would ask, did you see the hammerhead? My response was always no. It was frustrating because I wanted to see it too!

About 3 weeks ago, I was approached by two hammerheads. I couldn't believe it!


This past weekend, I was in the Breakers area and had another encounter! That's 3 hammers within a month.

awesome.
Jelly...

 

[MrChen]

We went out Saturday on my buddy's boat. It was noticeably windier than expected. We expected 3 ft seas. Instead, we got consistent 4 - 6 ft seas. Surface current was 4.5 mph. We really hoped it was amplified by the wind. We dropped divers leading up to the Princess Anne. They surfaced after 20 minutes. The current was so strong, they struggled to stay on the wreck. We could hear all the charters sharing their experiences with the current, so everyone was affected. It was estimated that divers were traveling .75 miles in 12 to 15 minutes. We picked up our divers and decided to call it a day. Since we split the boat, I didn't get a chance to dive. Honestly though, I was ok with it. For one, I didn't want to tow a flag in that. Two, we're hunting, and currents make it very challenging. I was also concerned with floating fish and the boat seeing the markers in big seas.

 

[Johnoly]

The current was so strong, they struggled to stay on the wreck. .......divers were traveling .75 miles in 12 to 15 minutes.

That's some difficult conditions and heard about alot of big rogue waves out there... But good news is that it will really bunch up the lions and bugs as they pick the best spots to hide from the strong currents.
Thanks for the report !!

 

[atestani]

Are there any operators going out the Boca Inlet and diving reels from Delray to Hillsboro? I used to dive with a couple of them a while back but now that I am back into diving regularly, I can't find any.

 

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