Spear fishing

[RandyRhoads]

Ocean was amazing today. Like glass with 20+' of vis. Got a lingcod, a blue rockfish, a greenling and three scallops. Mmm.

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[crashdive123]

Nice catch.

[RandyRhoads]

Here's the video. Awesome day. Amazing visibility for the dirty PNW coast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAmNKW72DMY

[RandyRhoads]

And so concludes my first year of diving. Here it is crammed into less than 4 minutes....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCOAw7WD_Ro

[Buckshot]

RandyRhoads I know this is late to be saying this but my heart goes out for your lost. I know what it feels like to go on a recovery. I did it twice, although the last didn't start that way. When you are on ground the sights and smells stay with you. You never get over them.

[Lamewolf]

Here's a tip: make sure it's legal to spear fish in fresh water.

Make sure its leagal to spear bass and sunfish - most states allow spearfishing for rough fish but not for gamefish !

[RandyRhoads]

Yesterdays dive. No fish but I got to use the new UAV for some awesome intro shots!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPo3aHyF92M

[Lamewolf]

Uhh spearfishing is legal in just about every state.... Some states you don't even need a license

In Ohio its only legal for rough fish such as carp and suckers and you DO need a license to do it !

[RandyRhoads]

In Ohio its only legal for rough fish such as carp and suckers and you DO need a license to do it !

Right....legal... And one of the states that require a license....

[hunter63]

Thanks for the vid's ....very cool.....have to cut to 2 ft of ice around here, right about now....LOL

[Lamewolf]

Right....legal... And one of the states that require a license....

Notice: legal for rough fish, not for gamefish such as bass and sunfish in the original post. Get caught spearing anything like that here can get you a fine. In fact, taking of gamefish here is only legal by regular angling methods such as baited hook and line, no spearing, snagging, or trapping allowed for them. But snagging, spearing, trapping is legal for rough fish. Now in a real survival situation I don't think I would worry too much about whats legal - if I'm hungry and I can get a fish by spearing, then so be it !

[RandyRhoads]

Uhh right ... Rough fish are
Fish.... I never said all fish are legal...I just said spearing fish is legal in most states...
Yours included. Nothing wrong with rough fish, they're a fun ride!

Thanks hunter!!

[crashdive123]

Cool vid and cool shots from the new toy.

[Lamewolf]

Uhh right ... Rough fish are
Fish.... I never said all fish are legal...I just said spearing fish is legal in most states...
Yours included. Nothing wrong with rough fish, they're a fun ride!

Thanks hunter!!

OK, but the reason I specified "rough fish" was for an example as the original post mentioned spear fishing for bass and I didn't want to see him get himself in any hot water if it was illegal to spear them in his state. Its always good to check the game laws first !

[RandyRhoads]

Hehe I see your point but i don't think you'd have to worry about actually getting a bass unless he hooked it then stabbed it. Those things are terribly hard to spear, in the water and out. Still waitin on my first speared striper... This year I hope...

[RandyRhoads]

So we were supposed to go diving in Carmel Saturday but the weather turned bad and we cancelled last minute. Come to find out the guys that did go there that morning had a surprise visitor.

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[crashdive123]

Looks like Karma was on your side.

[Rick]

I gotta start a list for California.

[RandyRhoads]

Offfff....?

[Rick]

Of reasons not to go there. I have a great list of reasons not to go to Florida. Sharks are on the Florida list so California needs a list I'm afraid. I've heard rumblings of earthquakes in California. That goes on the list. (rumblings of earthquakes. I slay myself).