A Spearfishing Tale: Safety, Seasick, Shark & Score!
When my wife, Jackie, and I first started dating, I really put our relationship to the test with my spearfishing and fishing excursions. One of the first outings I took Jackie on was a bluewater spearfishing trip with two of my dive buddies, Dillen and Robin. We were still very inexperienced as a group hunting pelagics, but most of us had been in very rough water and dealt with sharks on occasion. This was a trip on the original SLAMMIN’ SALMON, a beat-up 11-foot rigid inflatable boat with a brand-new Yamaha 20 HP outboard. The trip was to Ka‘ena Point from the west side of O‘ahu, and the conditions were calling for 10 to 15-knot winds with a 3 to 4-foot swell. These were not ideal conditions.
We were confident in the plan, and I
