After graduating from college it felt weird not to be in school when all my friends were starting their first day. The weather and water conditions were pretty nice so Ammon, Josh and I decided to do a dive out on the Hamakua Coast. I had a hard time choosing between my speargun and 3 prong. I finally chose my 3 prong and we decided to all use 3 prongs. We jumped in around 8:30am and swam to the left.
The water was nice and there was no wind. I took a few drops early in the dive and started to check in between the boulders and under the ledges. After finding 2 menpachi holes and picking up some red fish, I swam towards a steep drop off. Reaching the edge, I see 2 small kumus and one good sized one! Armed with only my 3 prong, I knew that I would have to get really close to get a good shot off. I started a quiet descent slowly kicking down towards them. Upon seeing my presence the kumu starts to veer off. I keep swimming down and angle my attention away from him. I hit the bottom and give two soft grunts.
To my surprise I peek over a rock and see the kumu heading straight towards me! I slowly turn my right arm and take a reaction aim and get a good shot off! As I start to ascend im smiling and admiring the beauty of this prized fish! After a couple of cheers and high fives we start to swim further down. We find more menpachi and decide to head back. Ammon also picks up a nice sized kumu, a toau and some menpachi.
All in all today was a good dive!
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