A heartfelt thank you with a little “Fish Porn” for you to enjoy

[Fish_Eye]

I want to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, words and prayers.

I’m doing just fine and the prognosis for a full recovery is quite good. I’ve always felt that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger – look out fish I’ll be eyeballing you again real soon.

Just three weeks before the heart attack I was swimming with big sailfish, chasing down big dolphins (both mammal and fish) and climbing up hills in the 100 degree jungle with a fifty pound backpack and I felt just fine…not the best place for a cardiac event – just goes to show you it can happen at anytime and anyplace. Those of you out there that are over 50, make it a point to have annual check ups, take low dose aspirin if you doc recommends it, and always have some available in your boat, truck and even your tackle box; learn the signs of a heart attack and don’t ignore them.

In the way of saying thanks I thought I would toss in a few images from a recent trip to Costa Rica along with a few other local shots; it’s sort of a hottie thread of a fishy variety.

The kayak fishing offshore was off the hook with a number of sailfish taken and one big, bad dorado. Due to their value in publications, I wouldn’t normally circulate these pictures (the reason for the watermarked copyright) on a forum, so please respect the copyright.

The first shot shows the 44 pound Mahi in mid jump. The first picture was not altered in any way other than color correction. The second shot shows a side view of another jump…this picture was diffused to compensate for motion blur and I spiked the colors a bit. That dolphin put on an epic fight and was a blast to watch.

Feel free to toss in a few pictures you might be proud of as well.

More to follow….