Texas Fishing Reports - - Pelagic Free Diving - I have some friends that do this in Louisiana and I was just curious if you guys do any tuna hunting? They use a bouy and no tanks. They go down around 60 or 70 feet by the floaters or at the lump and hang l

Capt_Dan · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:09 pm Post subject: Pelagic Free Diving

I have some friends that do this in Louisiana and I was just curious if you guys do any tuna hunting? They use a bouy and no tanks. They go down around 60 or 70 feet by the floaters or at the lump and hang loose till something comes by. That has got to be a trip. I have never seen any boats doing this off Texas.
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Hydrosports_Scuba · ****CHUNK CUTTER**** Joined: Apr 03, 2009 Posts: 47

Hey Capt. Dan,
I have some good friends that do this. Usually around the Midnight Lump. One of our good friends is talking about coming down in May and do exactly this. Need to have a very good bouy system, along with reliable guns. The blue water bungees are made for exactly this type of hunting.
Wouldn't it be a hoot to shoot a large yellowfin like this?
Mike

LittleJohn · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject:

I think I'm set up now to give it a go, but it'd be good to see it done first hand before sticking one of those torpedos.
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Hydrosports_Scuba · ****CHUNK CUTTER**** Joined: Apr 03, 2009 Posts: 47

Hopefully we can get a trip set up soon, John. Our mutual friend is looking at a job in this area right now. And Michelle is ready to try it, too.
Mike

LittleJohn · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject:

Sweet!!!
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Capt_Dan · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject:

Mike,

Let me know when you guys want to give this a shot, I will take you and bring a film crew.
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Hydrosports_Scuba · ****CHUNK CUTTER**** Joined: Apr 03, 2009 Posts: 47

Great! A lot of it will depend on if Michelle goes to Cayman for the Advanced Freediving Clinic. Or, I can just go spearfishing without her! Very Happy

Sucky thing is most people can go on weekends, and Friday - Sunday is my busiest time.

But, I will try to get it rolling.
Mike

Capt_Dan · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject:

Do you have any underwater cameras? I just realized that would be a GOOD thing to have lol. I can find the fish and get some cats to film on the boat but I am not sure how filming underwater would work with that. I know bubbles are a no no and I would think you would almost need a fellow hunter to bring the camera down.....
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MichaelBaranowski · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject:

I have a nice camera but would rather hunt so I hardly ever take my camera. I promise to take the camera more in the future.
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AJL · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM 190lb YFT

Shot by friend...... Shocked

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Hydrosports_Scuba · ****CHUNK CUTTER**** Joined: Apr 03, 2009 Posts: 47

That's what I'm talking about! Missed an opportunity two weeks ago. A friend found a weedbed size of a football field loaded with wahoo.
We have our breakaway systems set up and are ready to go. Let me do some checking on a video setup.

Capt_Dan · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:55 pm Post subject:

That is a bad ass picture.
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LittleJohn · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject:

spearmantx · ****ROOKIE**** Joined: Sep 11, 2009 Posts: 3

Hey guys,
New to this forum but not to spearing. I have been tossing around this idea for a while. I am having a big custom gun made just for this and think that I would like to give this a shot. If anyone wants to dive or shoot give me a shout anytime but my big gun won't be ready for another month. Great forum and I am glad to be here!
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Hydrosports_Scuba · ****CHUNK CUTTER**** Joined: Apr 03, 2009 Posts: 47

Hi Nathan,
We will give you a shout. We have been doing more and more freediving. We've shot a lot of grey Red Bait Fish in the 10#-12# range, and two ling. One over 35#, and one over 45#. Michelle shot some really nice Red Bait Fish over the summer.
With the weather starting to get into the Fall pattern, this may be something we have to do later.
I know the Midnight Lump turns on around Jan-Feb, but does anyone know when the tuna are here? For freediving? Jake has been seeing a lot of blackfin 70 miles out.
Mike


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