Simcic April Article

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Spearfishing can be seen as a marine sub-culture on every coast of every country you could imagine.  Whether it be small fish you wouldn’t consider in your home town, or massive bluefin tuna you always dreamed about, somebody somewhere is trying to make it happen.  Spearfishing here in the Keys provides a huge variety of… Read More

The Spearfishing Debate – Freediving Vs. SCUBA

Some of you will read this article and say to yourself, “There’s a debate?”  Yes, in the world of spearfishing there is a LARGE debate.  This debate takes on many forms.  Which is better, more ethical, more challenging, more environmental, etc., etc., etc.?  So I’m going to shed a little light on the subject in… Read More

A Neoprene-Covered High Five

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Well, we’re a month into the grouper closure and every day I take someone to the reef I cringe at the amount of black grouper that have inhabited the shallow reefs of late.  Although the grouper hasn’t been an option recently, there have been tons of great fish around. The middle Keys have been very… Read More

Best Sport Ever – Spearfishing

When I was young I was such a tomboy (I know that shocks all of you who know me). One Easter my mom bought me a pink dress that she made me wear but only after hours of tearful pleas and lots of sobbing. My family bought me Barbie dolls whose sad fate was collecting… Read More

The Wounded Warriors

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The wounded warrior project began when several individuals took small yet inspired actions to help others in need.  Their objective was to provide tangible support for severely wounded soldiers and help them on the road to recovery, both physically and mentally. There have been numerous Wounded Warrior programs and events to help these soldiers.  Last… Read More

A Hard Day’s Night Dive

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Last night the unthinkable happened. At 100′ below the surface with a flash light as the only light source available, I became entangled in a fisherman’s 200 pound test braided fishing line.  With my dive partner at the end of our dive I was toting our two grouper back to our descent line when I… Read More

Spearfishing Past Key West

  Spearfishing in Key West is incredible, especially in the summer months.  In this podcast, Capt Marlin Scott talks with Duck Birge, who is a slightly obsessed spearfisherman with some really great stories to tell.   www.FishMonster.com “Have you caught YOUR Monster?!”

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