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[teaser]

Originally Posted by tlapinski

Teaser, how is this any different from hunting deer, bear, turkey, or any other animal one would hunt and shoot shoot? Have you ever been out there in a wetsuit diving? My guess is that you ahve not after your assisnine response.

Anyway, congrats to the hunter/fisherman.

To answer you're question, yes I have been out there in a wet suit, I dive alot off Cuttyhunk.

I do not hunt nor do I have any interest in it, I never found it all that exilerating to kill an animal that I am not going to eat.

And before you say or think it I'm not a tree hugger or a member of P.E.T.A.

I fish for enjoyment not profit, I don't knock anyone who does it for a living nor do I take aim at guides for hunting, everyone has to make a living.

I just stated my "opinion" which I believe I am entitled to as everyone else, so before you get heated as it seems so easy to do on this site lately, whether you agree or not it doesn't matter to me, it was meant as that ... just my opinion on the subject.

[libassboy]

Man, 60lbs is massive. Most of the bass in that school looked around the same size too.....
Id be scared to do that there tho, in deep water like that with a huge fish towing and spinning behind me
Nice fish neway u look at it!!

[FormerUser]

"I think I'll take my chance and enjoy the fight the right way(rod&reel)"............

Why is rod/reel the "right way"?

If you think spearing and bringing in a big fish is even slightly easy.........

[Surfcastinglife]

that school was enormous really nice looking fish

[BigFish]

I think T-Lap and I and a few others discussed this subject awhile back.....I must agree with T-Lap as it is just as sporting as fishing rod and reel imo....its not my way but I can relate with someone who chooses this as their sport just as hunting is not for me but I find it fascinating and do understand how folks enjoy the sport. Man must put food on the table....this is just one more way to do so.....as long as it is done correctly and the fish is consumed I have no issue with it.

Teaser is also entitled to his opinion though perhaps a bit hair triggered with it I understand where he is coming from.

[striprman]

That fish just curled up and died the moment it was shot, no fight, just instantaneous death.

Well congrads to the spear fisher, I think I'll stick with rod and reel.

[zacs]

Originally Posted by striprman

That fish just curled up and died the moment it was shot, no fight, just instantaneous death.

Well congrads to the spear fisher, I think I'll stick with rod and reel.

I think that is the skill of it. If you shoot it wrong you are dragged all over on a single breath of air. and he is deep. look how long it takes him to swim up to take a breath.

[scoobe]

I think a lot of the 'sport' is just having the physical ability to swim down there, tolerate the pressure, hold your breath that long, and still get off a good shot. I bet that 95% of us aren't in any shape to do that right now and I bet 75% of us never could do that.

I speak for experience. I used to swim competitively for many years and used to free dive to catch crawfish. Now it's sad that I get winded from sprinting to catch the bus!