any crabbers or fish hunters? or is that a no no?

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any crabbers or fish hunters? or is that a no no?

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just wondering if the people here that go diving, just dive or sometimes collect crabs or spear fish. Not that I'm for or against either activity. :bounce:
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The first time I went spear fishing (it was in Hawaii) it ended in me getting chased around by a whitetip and stung in the face by a jellyfish. So, I've decided that I'll leave the killing in the ocean to the things that live there (and the fishermen who provide me with seafood at many fine restaurants).

I don't have anything against it, as long as someone eats the catch.

Now, I prefer to hunt with a lens and strobe.
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I like to crab and spearfish but I do not crab or hunt at local dive sites..
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I am a huge fan of harvesting from the puget sound, BUT I don't harvest from popular dive sites and never more than legal, or out of season. Also pay attention to the type of fish you harvest. some rock fish take 50 years to get to be a huge 12 inches and weigh two pounds. so preservation and knowing what to harvest is key.
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I will bring home a few crab now and then for my wife she dont dive and I dont like crab so its a trade off


other then that I buy my fish at the local fish market or my boss is the skipper on a cannery boat and when his ship is in port he always brings us Cod or Pollock

but I do a lot of hunting while diving I am always hunting for the next grate dive site does that count?


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Sparky, sure that counts but roomer has it you are not diving lately. lets get out and dive a new site together some time?
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h20 hunting

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I enjoy hunting the beastly lingcod that ply the waters. i prefer sites with abundant life and the try and practice selective harvest. I advocate using what you take and be very giving with the spoils of the hunt.
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Mmmmmm

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Re: Mmmmmm

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Diver_Dave wrote:Seafood

his favorite word right Diver Dave?
I have missed you on icq every time i get on you not
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Drop me a line BRo

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Maverick wrote:Sparky, sure that counts but roomer has it you are not diving lately. lets get out and dive a new site together some time?
Actuly Mave: I am going to be comeing to the Seattle area in a week or two at most I got to get out of here for a day at least

going nuts with this remodle need a brake I am off this saturday but the wife is takeing me and my trailer to the TOY STORE ( home depo )
I dont want to miss that one

found a couple spots near Cape Disapointment that hold some promise for new dive sites, any one want to try one out with me?
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The spot

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This would be the easyest spot to get a ling. but it is closed to fishing year round they even frown on us diving there...Image
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Sparky I would love to check out htat new spot with you. I am pretty sure I could get Calvin and dave in on it Too :partyman: [/quote]
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Yea its a deep dive 140-160ft but its the only place in the world u will see 100s of lings gathered together and mass different fish swimming by like red snapper copper duskies quillback halabut greenlings china all the rock fish just dont loose the anchor line w/surface currents and being 20miles offshore its not a good idea....
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Diver Dave just a shot in the dark, but I have a few days off in early may How long do we need to get some good dives in, and what flight am I checking prices on?
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Ak trip

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I have a friend that comes in on friday and stays till monday or tue...But there are others that come for a week...Weather is allways a big factor when diving off shore..Never seen a day here that I couldnt dive..We have 18ft tides and it dont bother us too much..It all depends on how much time u have I love to go explore new dive sites and when u fly in U will see what I mean...More places to go in a boat then a car here...
Go to the alaska airlines http://www.alaskaair.com Seattle to sitka and book it 3-4 weeks in advance...
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Where r u Mav..

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Mav.. where r u its early May and I dont see u around here yet what up???? ](*,)
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My shop has me by the Nuts and I have no money. But I am dreaming and will hopefully make it up in the fall with calvin.
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I gather crab. Then, later, I eat them with butter, sour dough bread and cold beer.

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