Freediving for fish

Sarah and I entered a spearfishing tournament a couple weekends ago. I'm pretty new to the sport and don't feel very competitive about the whole thing, but we had a great time. Heading to the beach just after dawn we spotted a pod of Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins and two Humpback Whales right outside the surf break. We were in the water for about ten minutes when I landed two Palani with one shot. I knew it'd be a great day! A new friend, Carlos, decided to join us. All three of us shot fish and had a great time.

Checking in was a bit humbling, however. People had stringers full of heavy fish that put mine to shame. In fact, out of people who landed fish I came in dead last for number of points. But there were several divers who came back with no fish at all. Check out the biggest fish caught in the tournament that day- a 70 lb. Ulua. If I saw a fish that big in the water I think I'd run away, not shoot it!

My cute little stringer:

Biggest catch- a 70 lb. Ulua shot with a spear gun. Crazy!


Preparing for competition: Chris rigged up this tennis racket target so we do some target practice. We tested my gun Saturday near Lyman's surf spot in 25 feet of water.