Spear fishing

[wilderness medic]

If you're good enough to experience a wahoo dying like that shouldn't be a concern. If you're up this way let me know and we can go out diving. I have a little extra gear and there is a rental shop nearby.

[crashdive123]

I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. I cannot tell you the number of times we saw/helped people in trouble free and scuba diving in popular tourist spots. Too many just do not check the local conditions or have a clue what to expect. A very sad and unnecessary loss.

[cacteye]

I might just take you up on that offer! After Utah I'm going to want a radical change of scenery

[wilderness medic]

I'll be here cacteye.

Crash- I don't understand how people can't see the danger. Isn't this one of those naturally hardwired "I shouldn't do that" things? This wasn't a freak current or anything...it was a freaking hurricane. I'm experienced and know what I can handle but even then sometimes my head goes "What are you doing dummy"....



On a happier note I was just at that spot before this happened and had an amazing dive! Truly magical only-a-few-a-year type slaying fish. 3 ling cod, blue rockfish, china rockfish, 4 huge scallops, a nice cabezon...all in outstanding 35' vis!

[wilderness medic]

Nowhere near as good, but got a spiffy new Youtube intro. Tried shooting 3 fish in one shot but only got 2. Caught a buffalo sculpin, he was pretty metal....

[cacteye]

Good to hear, hey bro do you ever collect seaweed too? I thought I saw a handful of edible ones you passed by!

[hunter63]

The only major spear fishing around here is sturgeon

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/stur...winnebago.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=stur...CUQsAQ&dpr=1.2

[wilderness medic]

Good to hear, hey bro do you ever collect seaweed too? I thought I saw a handful of edible ones you passed by!

Haven't yet. I know some do, although pretty uncommon. Always wanted to take some home but never have.\

The only major spear fishing around here is sturgeon

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/stur...winnebago.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=stur...CUQsAQ&dpr=1.2

Holy cow that is cool! Pretty sure if you got caught doing that here you would be taken out back and shot. Hell they even legalized striper spearing now but all the crotchety old guys in boats get mad and threaten you, sometimes even throwing sinkers. I don't understand why it would be legal to hook something but not spear it... The angry fishermen think spearing is like "shooting fish in a barrel" Yeah, give it a try..sitting on a boat drinking a beer with a line is easy...

[cacteye]

There is a site dedicated to seaweed(I stumbled upon it once while surfing late) I dont really remember it but they give you tons of photos an advice for Identifying the edible ones. Plus like 200 recipes for each type. FYI the Pacific north-west has an incredible array of edible seaweed!

[MrFixIt]

..sitting on a boat drinking a beer with a line is easy...

I actually prefer sitting on the bank with a cane pole...I've even been known to not bait the hook and just enjoy the scenery, sounds and beer...

[hunter63]

I actually prefer sitting on the bank with a cane pole...I've even been known to not bait the hook and just enjoy the scenery, sounds and beer...

Psssst....That's called "spark plug fishing".....

Tie on a spark plug, cast out, sit in lawn chair, pop the top on a Brewski, .........
One of two things are gonna happen.....you will run out of beer....or you will start catching stuff on the spark plug......in either case....It's time to go home.

[cacteye]

You can catch without bait on the hook(its just harder than trying to pee through a cheerio) I caught a Largemouth bass on a bare hook without bait once....Although it was spawning season so Im guessing it was a protective strike rather than a hunger one!

[hunter63]

Around here we call that "snagging"........illegal.
Spark plugs don't have hooks.

[wilderness medic]

Around here we call that "snagging"........illegal.
Spark plugs don't have hooks.

Foul hooking is illegal here too I believe. Happens from time to time.

I actually prefer sitting on the bank with a cane pole...I've even been known to not bait the hook and just enjoy the scenery, sounds and beer...

So do I from time to time. Nothing wrong with that. Whatever you enjoy! The majority of them seem to think we do it just because it's SO easy. Shooting fish in a barrel they say. Right.

Here's an article following another American river spear fisher. He's pretty arrogant, so try to ignore that. Not all like that and the journalist fabricated some things.
http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure...ntier-20150220

[cacteye]

Its illegal here too, but sometimes it happens! My favorite thing to do is sit next to the water with a fire some Jack Daniels and a BBQ pit :-D

[wilderness medic]

If anyone read that article this is what it was talking about. This guy threw an absolute fit we were targeting "his" striper and began throwing rocks. Dirtbags think they own the river. You wouldn't catch them assaulting someone on a boat or on land who could fight back. Somehow us being in the water is soo much worse than all the people on the river using fishing poles.

[crashdive123]

I may have asked him if he knew how a spear gun performed above water.

[wilderness medic]

I would have loved to flip him off(literally) and call the police but the coward basically did a drive by. Or paddle by? Lol. When I came up he made sure he was well out of range in a hurry.

[wilderness medic]

A fun day out in the Zodiac. Played cat and mouse with a nice ling cod. Missed a point blank shot and he came up to my face to punk me! I swear I saw him smile and wink! Chased him to at least 3 other spots before I finally located him in a hole. Couldn't see his head so I aimed where I figured it would be and nailed him.

[wilderness medic]

Finally got my first trophy abalone 2 days ago. Relentless searching.