On The Water

[vharrison]

That is funny as heck!

I was fishing at 7 am this morning! A shark got one of our fish! Saw a sea turtle!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Damn shark!!!

 

[RIVERRAT]

Hope some day to catch a shark!

 

[MasterBlaster]

They stink.

 

[RIVERRAT]

They stink.

& you can sand a board smooth on their hide

 

[vharrison]

I caught a 2 footer yesterday, caught and released.

 

[SkwerI]

2 feet? I thought they had fins?

 

[RIVERRAT]

I caught a 2 footer yesterday, caught and released.

A shark ? If so what kind?

Gigi what kind of sharks are in your alls area?
Catching sharks & trimming palms. Sounds like a personality changer to me

 

[RIVERRAT]

Two of the worlds up & coming problem solvers

 

[RIVERRAT]

This just, well, made me pretty mad.

A $300.00 St. Croix Cat rod thats not made any more

 

[vharrison]

How did that happen? Jeff, we have all kinds of sharks here, you name them, we have them.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Hammerheads?

 

[vharrison]

Yes, we do! Jeff, our future sil, has been snorkeling and come face to face with 2 of them on different occasions. HA! Big ones. I would literally have a heart attack if I came up on one while in the water. I have been on the boat and saw a huge one. Huge.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I'd rather take my chances with a Hammerhead than a Great White.

 

[vharrison]

Those are rare here but they have been caught.

 

[woodworkingboy]

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[RIVERRAT]

If I where to ever catch a good sized Hammerhead....Oh my GAWD! I would be a completely, completed man & also happy

Gigi, if you go back to the pic with the Lukester & his cousin fishing off the dock. Look just to the left of Luke & you will see the rod laying under the tie cleat on the dock.

Well Susan came to pick the three of us up & as usuall was distracting me from what was important. She was very good at this when we were married
Any way she was talking & I was listening as I reached down with out looking & picked up my rod under the cleat....my effort was met with a sick cracking, crunching sound There have been numerous other bad things that have been heeaped upon my head from Susan's distraction

Luke couldnt have a better Mom!!!

 

[RIVERRAT]

OH! Just spoke with St. Croix I am to send my rod along with $50.00 & they will fix or replace it. this is so super cool!! Now if I could just catch a Hammerhead!

 

[vharrison]

John saw this guy yesterday, a Jewfish. Highly protected and apparently knew it, he was not worried John had a speargun hahhaha! We are going out again today to shoot some fish. The water is a tad bit cooler, might be my last weekend in the water till next summer.

 

[pantheraba]

That is a beautiful fish...very good picture. The first fish (grouper) I ever speared was on my scuba checkout dive trip in the Bahamas, 1971. It wasn't huge (maybe 15 lbs) but I remember that it gave me a bit of a ride before the little rodeo was over.

Re: your picture...how deep were you and what camera did you use to take the Jewfish shot? The lighting and resolution look good.

 

[vharrison]

That is a beautiful fish...very good picture. The first fish (grouper) I ever speared was on my scuba checkout dive trip in the Bahamas, 1971. It wasn't huge (maybe 15 lbs) but I remember that it gave me a bit of a ride before the little rodeo was over.

Re: your picture...how deep were you and what camera did you use to take the Jewfish shot? The lighting and resolution look good.

Only about 7 feet, and I think it is the same camera you have. I think we bought it after seeing yours. It is a vivitar.

 

[pantheraba]

Good deal...I wondered. My Vivitar 6200 is still doing a good job for me. I got some underwater shots this summer of Hayden snorkeling...pretty cool for a 3 year old!!

 

[pantheraba]

I just sent this to youtube...here is Hayden snorkeling...captured with the Vivitar 6200.

He was calling "yo-yo" for my attention...it is a "family call" that is usually distinctive enough that it stands out when I need to get family attention in a crowded setting. He gets antsy and is trying to get the camera.

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[CurSedVoyce]

That is just too cool Gary... He is so great!

 

[Che]

Gary, Hayden is such a cutie! LOL Our 'yo-yo' is a whistle that's close to a bobwhite call. I hadn't used it for years, but saw my daughter at a store wayyyyyy across a bunch of people. Gave a whistle and it still worked!

Great pix. Sorry 'bout your rod, Jeff. Sorry 'bout your fish, Gigi. BUT....a shark's gotta eat, too.

I remember a HUGE hammerhead they pulled out of the area on Padre Island where I used to swim, that was the same year JAWS was released.