3 Rabbitfish taken from Junkyard this morning. Largest is 3lbs 10oz. The big "catch" of the day, though, was getting Sapo's (Mike) spear back that was stuck in the coral yesterday when he shot a record 3oz Damselfish (kidding, it was a 2lb 8oz Rabbitfish - by the way, the middle Rabbitfish in the pick is 2lb 10oz, still bigger than Sapo's)..

3kg Makabu (a.k.a. Blackspot Tuskfish)

Today Ken and Carey decided to give the East side a try as the West was all whitecaps. Courtney Bay was our target zone, and although it was flat like a lake, the visibility was only 5 feet in most spots, maybe 10 feet if you squinted really hard. It seems the fish enjoy the poor vis though, because Ken was able to basically reach out and touch this Tuskfish in 10 feet of water. Straight down shot right through the top of the head, then the fish took off for China. Ken actually was pulled a few feet through the water although the fish was only 6 1/2 pounds!! It was the only big fish seen that day, so the ocean gods must have taken pity on us for swimming around for 3 1/2 hours!! We would love to explore more sights on the East, but we all know how temperamental that side can be!!!

Do you kiss your mom with that mouth??

4 1/2 pound red parrotfish

The weather has definitely been messing up our group's spearfishing aspirations the past 2 weeks, but Carey and Ken decided to try to brave the sludge layer and go spearing at Junkyard. The visibility was poor, you had to dive down 10 feet just to see under the smog layer at the surface. Somehow Carey used her mystical powers to call a parrotfish from the depths for a nice shot. This was truly a gift from the ocean gods. Hopefully the ocean will clean up and we can all get out there this week for some new adventures!!!

So shiny and so tasty!!!

Taman (spangled emperor) taken from Bolo pt, Sat morning.

Mitch with one of his parrots, ready for filipino soup..

No substitute!

On Memorial Day Doug speared a 92 cm, 1.65 kg Needle Fish (called Datsu by the locals) at Bolo Point with his 110 cm Riffe Euro Speargun.

HUGE GOLDEN RABBITFISH!
Keven decided to go out yesterday (without his fellow speros) and hit the Junk Yard. He came back with one nice fish. This is the largest Rabbitfish we have ever seen. The quantity and quality of fish is getting better and better as the water warms up. This summer is going to be great!

Golden Rabbitfish

Close-up shot.