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Written by: Bob Diaz
Category: SpearBlog 2006
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July 22-23, 2006

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Winds: 5-20 South
Seas: 3-5 feet
Surf Temp: 83 F
Viz: 5-10 feet
The weather pattern was almost identical to last weekend! Saturday was turbulent and dirty with winds picking up the seas to a steady 3-5 feet on Saturday. But Sunday was even cleaner than last week. Not only that, but the winds laid down and the seas were flat. Even my son was able to hang with us in the water for most of the day without taking in any water through his snorkel. All in all, Sunday was a beautiful day of both diving and spearfishing. We were able to not only bag our limit on the mangoes, but on Hogfish too! We haven't had an opportunity to do that much lately. It's nice when you just get to enjoy the scenery and shoot stuff!

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Bob Diaz - Wednesday, 28 June 2006 15:12

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