Today Ken decided to take a leisurely swim around the Kadena Sea Wall, as luck would have it, a nice Spangled Emperor had the same plan. Unfortunately for the Emperor, Ken was packing his 110cm Wong Speargun and placed a lucky shot down through the top of the fish at 40 feet. The fish put up a nice struggle but eventually Ken was able to drag it from the depths. The fish weighed in on the beach at 9 pounds, 2 ounces. A nice fish print was made and Carey then completed the dream by making some nice fillets out of the monster. Checkmate to you, Kevin!!

FISHZILLA!!!

Kevin's Biggest Fish Yet!

Kevin went to Maeda flats last evening with another fellow spero and landed his largest fish yet. He shot a 6lb Spangled Emperor. Those of us stuck at home on call could only be envious and think about the next trip out. Plans are to hit Maeda again Thursday night for lobster. We'll see how it goes!

Nice fish, man!

Another night in Maeda. It was high tide and the water was calm. It was 72 degrees and there were lots of Octopus in the water. I caught 3 and figured that would be enough for consumption. I also caught 4 parrot fish, 3 spiny lobster, 1 flipper lobster, and a couple of fish I didn't recognize.

Lobsters caught in under 10 feet of water. It was low tide in Maeda flats and there are 4 foot swells. I lost two lobsters in the waves and my cousin almost lost his mask and snorkel.

Maeda Flats-Part Deux
Hit the flats again this afternoon after work for a quick soak. Tide was high and fish weren't as concentrated as before but as always it was fun and relaxing. Saw many large parrots but little else of any significant size. I shot a barracuda about 17 inches in length and Kevin shot a nice spot snapper. Plan is to come back next week after night fall to get lobster. Will post pictures.

Finally!

Torpedo of the ocean.

The face of death.

Maeda Flats

We decided to hit Maeda flats yesterday afternoon. The weather was beautiful and the tide was low. Visibilty wasn't great but there were a lot of fish. I immediately hit the largest fish I've caught so far, a steephead parrot fish in about 5ft of water. I also caught a nice redbreasted wrasse and another sweet lips variety. Mitch caught a nice spangled emperor and a lion fish. He loves to eat those lion fish (he says in the Phillipines it's a delicacy). Kevin caught a nice rabbit fish and a small parrot. Steven and I wrangled an octopus also. All in all it was a good 2 hours spent in the water.



Group Picture

The catch.