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Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:20 pm
by WaGigKpn
lets make our own club...
seriously...can we get a spearing forum topic? i have looked all over the web (google) and there is no where for underwater fish hunters to discuss the regs and id legal fish...these forums could really help bridge the gap between hunters and lookers...
Subnewb, you been diving? kind of following forums looks like you just started diving locally kind of like i am...
I am still waiting on my suit...delivers on the 23rd...
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:32 pm
by CaptnJack
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:01 pm
by H20doctor
First rule of spear club, dont talk about spear club
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:50 pm
by WaGigKpn
Super secret spear club,
I need new bands on my gun...
can you ref me to a good seller?
thx
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:01 pm
by Fishstiq
Wagigkpn and scubnewb, there are plenty of spearos around here! Well, here "PNW", not here nwdc. Spearboard is a good place to get in touch with other spearos, as captain jack pointed out also.
Yes, spearing is "controversial" on some interweb boards. A while ago there was a discussion on this board about why, I'm sure you could find it with a quick search. It's a decent read.
Anyway, let me know if you are still looking. There are a bunch of us that fish and crab often, I'll try to keep you posted in when we are going if you are looking to join us!
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:37 pm
by April
whatevah wrote:April wrote:Novice wrote:Oh yeah, if you go after a ling this year, PLEASE target on the small side, the giant ones are ALWAYS females and nothing will bum you out more than gutting a ling and seeing millions of little ling eggs inside....
That's actually not true.... females get larger than males earlier in their life, but males also get huge. Take, for example, every ling you see guarding eggs. Male lings guard eggs, not females and I've seen plenty of oversized (above the max limit in the puget sound) lings on eggs in the sound.
Sorry, but it is true - the females do grow to larger sizes than the males. When there was no upper limit on Lingcod for spearfishers I saw a lot of 40"+ fish harvested and few were male. The true giants (upwards of 45lbs) are invariably female. With the new 36" upper limit, yes, you'll come across more oversized males. But I doubt you'll see many of them in the sound proper unless you're into the freak show that is the unnatural and skewed environment at Edmonds. It's easy to overestimate (and in some cases underestimate) Lingcod length underwater - the only reliable way to measure one is to shoot it first. The clever people at fish and wildlife and on the commission apparently disagree despite having no experience at all, and I know that divers whose experience with Lingcod amounts to guesstimating length of the friendly farm fishies at Edmonds will tell you it's simple too. Neither group has a grasp on reality.
Stay in context.... He's asking people to aim for smaller ling with respect to the upper limit, ie shoot at 26" long rather than 35" inch ling because the larger ling are always female. I'm simply stating that there are plenty of male ling in the upper part of the limit, Edmonds not included.
I'm not talking about ~45" inch ling that are most likely female because only a dumbass SOB would purposely shoot something that oversized in the sound....
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:51 pm
by H20doctor
Fishstiq dives ??
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:21 am
by WaGigKpn
Def shoot me an email if you have a crab/spear dive planned!
Wet suit comes in today or tomorrow!
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:41 am
by CaptnJack
News flash!!!!
There are dumb asses in the world
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:44 pm
by Joshua Smith
CaptnJack wrote:News flash!!!!
There are dumb asses in the world
I guess I'm one of them, but I have no idea what you're talking about......
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:40 am
by Jaksonbrown
April wrote:whatevah wrote:April wrote:Novice wrote:
I'm not talking about ~45" inch ling that are most likely female because only a dumbass SOB would purposely shoot something that oversized in the sound....
I do love this woman! You rock, Ape!
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:45 am
by Jaksonbrown
scubnewb wrote:Yeah they really dont, im still trying to find the doorway to get in lol... no seriously I am.
Hey bud,
Contact me anytime. We spear all season long, and plan frequent trips to Neah where the spearing is extended.. and epic.
You'd be welcome on my boat...
Our only 2 rules... obey the law... no shooting of oversize fish, or exceeding the daily limits.
Always try to improve the image of Spearos.. not drag it down.
, and try not to shoot me in the ass!
Cory-
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:09 pm
by KneeDeep
Jaksonbrown wrote:scubnewb wrote:Yeah they really dont, im still trying to find the doorway to get in lol... no seriously I am.
Hey bud,
Contact me anytime. We spear all season long, and plan frequent trips to Neah where the spearing is extended.. and epic.
You'd be welcome on my boat...
Our only 2 rules... obey the law... no shooting of oversize fish, or exceeding the daily limits.
Always try to improve the image of Spearos.. not drag it down.
, and try not to shoot me in the ass!
Cory-
Holly chit Batman!!! Isn't that 3 rules
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:17 am
by scubnewb
Sorry missed this post, yeah i am diving, ive in the UW area in Seattle... Looks like you should of just got your suit so lets meet up and dive and pick up the topic in person, or we can just do a shore dive and meet up locally and discuss.
WaGigKpn wrote:lets make our own club...
seriously...can we get a spearing forum topic? i have looked all over the web (google) and there is no where for underwater fish hunters to discuss the regs and id legal fish...these forums could really help bridge the gap between hunters and lookers...
Subnewb, you been diving? kind of following forums looks like you just started diving locally kind of like i am...
I am still waiting on my suit...delivers on the 23rd...
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:05 am
by LeoWhite
I'll bring the fillet knife!!!!
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:44 pm
by pensacoladiver
Jaksonbrown wrote:scubnewb wrote:Yeah they really dont, im still trying to find the doorway to get in lol... no seriously I am.
Hey bud,
Contact me anytime. We spear all season long, and plan frequent trips to Neah where the spearing is extended.. and epic.
You'd be welcome on my boat...
Our only 2 rules... obey the law... no shooting of oversize fish, or exceeding the daily limits.
Always try to improve the image of Spearos.. not drag it down.
, and try not to shoot me in the ass!
Cory-
Wow, just looked at this thread again. I must have missed the 4 horseman riding through...
Cory is back on the board!!! Not trying to start any wars, but what's the current over/under on how long he will be here? Can i get in on the betting?
Good to see you back buddy!
When are you gonna come to Florida and give me a chance to win my $100 back?
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:56 pm
by Jaksonbrown
Chaddlllyyyy!! Hey bro.. I thought you were already gone to Hawaii. I was already planning my next trip. Ill be in Fl in Oct. however if your still there.
Save your money on the bets bro. You should have already learned your gonna lose against me anyway....
And that was the old Jaksonbrown..... the evil one.... I killed him.
Re: PNW Spear Fishing Education...
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:00 pm
by pensacoladiver
Hot damn! I aint leaving for Hawaii until January. I will be here in October. As a matter of fact, Chirs is coming down around the 19th of Oct. What part of this beautiful state are you going to be in? If it's anywhere south, I have a 30 foot Grady White with a seat that has your name on it buddy.
We will have to go double or nothing with say... an Amberjack. But I gotta warn you, it aint like shooting those Lingcod that lay down for you in 50 feet of water. These bastards are in 100 plus foot of water and raise hell like a freight train once you shoot em, which has a tendency from time to time to bring the man in the grey suit calling.
Hopefully you will be around Fort Lauderdale. Can't wait to see you.
finally, you ain't foolin me. you may have the old Jacksonbrown subdued, but he certainly ain't dead. I know better.
