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June 9-12, 2018 - Grand Cay - 4th Annual Bahamas Pirate Trip

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Bob Diaz | SpearBlog 2018 | May 22, 2019 | Print
bahamas, pole spear, hogfish, mutton, nassau grouper, mutton snapper, Grand Cay, yellowfin grouper, black grouper

Some things are just worth doing again and again. For us, that thing is our annual Pirate Trip to Grand Cay. For 4 years now, we've been lucky enough to be able to pull off epic annual trips to the Bahamas for the sole purpose of spearfishing. Our first trip was to South Andros, and as epic as that trip was, since venturing out to Grand Cay on our second trip, we keep getting drawn back. Maybe it's the accessibility, maybe it's the environment, maybe it's just a great time! Sometimes, the grass isn't greener. Every year, we talk about trying new places in the Bahamas, and although I know that some day we will travel to those other places, for now we're content, no exhilarated, at the chance to jump in those waters in and around Grand Cay. 

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