http://www.youtube.com/user/cameronkirkconnell for the full video
It has been terrible visibility for so long in the USA between the rough weather and oil spill it has been a difficult past few months. This day was supposed to be 3-4 ft waves and poor visibility again but as my cousin Blake would say “Cam read the bones” (referring to my less than dependable internet visibility and weather forecasting abilities) and we went out anyways.
Pole Spear cobia
After some hunting around we pulled up to a spot with a lot of bait and a 11 ft hammerhead shark on the top to greet us and we slipped into the water to find this. The other guys with me were good enough to have patience and let me take pics and video and shoot a cobia with the pole spear.
It was an incredible day. I think we made about 20 dives on this school of cobia who were more than happy to swirl around each time we made it to their depth.
Silky Shark with a bite mark on his right side. This is the same one I grabbed later on
Earlier in the day at another spot I dove down on a 6ft Silky shark that was coming in for a look and he allowed me a short ride on his dorsal fin. As I let go I looked to my left and a 7-8 ft Bull Shark almost yellow/white came cruising up from the depths. I stopped in the water and threw my arms up in a “What’s Up!” and he came straight to me and then turned only inches away allowing me to run my hand down his side and then grab onto his tail. With my fingertips on his flank he had no problem but as soon as I grabbed him by the tail he did a quick kick and luckily went away instead of snapping back on me. I looked to the surface to see if the other guys had seen what had just happened so I wouldn’t be the only one dreaming and they both had their heads out of the water. Dammit!
I hit the surface and they both said, “You’re and idiot.”
“But you saw that right?!?!?!”
“Yeah you are and idiot.”
Sweeeeeeet.
One Response to “Cobia with a Pole Spear”
sick.