With absolutely nothing on the island of Little Inagua to entertain us, we entertained ourselves by exploring the water around it and trying out our pole spears to see if we could catch some dinner. We were inspired by our last fishing trip to Hooper’s Bay, where we watched our friend Brian spear two lionfish … Continue reading »
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A lesson in spear fishing
Before we left New York back in October, Ryan did a lot of research into island life and what “water toys” we should have on board for our trip. We didn’t own any snorkeling gear, since it wouldn’t have been much use in the brackish waters of the Hudson River. So, before we left, we … Continue reading »
“You got spooled!”
With our engine finally working as it should, we made our (hopefully) last and final plans to get to Nassau, Bahamas to celebrate my birthday on Friday, February 1st. We were planning to leave a day earlier to go down to Cat Cay and anchor overnight before heading across the Great Bahama Bank, but as … Continue reading »
Hook, line and sinker
Ryan and I have been threatening to fish ever since we left New York back in October. We kept putting it off, though, throwing out the excuse that we didn’t own a fishing rod. Then we found ourselves a mentor named Von at the flea market in St. Marys, Georgia, who sold us a rod … Continue reading »
Fishing for help: St. Marys, Georgia
We heard rumors of a local nautical swap meet near the town cemetery on Saturday, so we headed over to see what we could find. And the best thing there turned out to be Vonn, a local fisherman who was selling an array of used fishing rods and gear. Ryan and I have been threatening … Continue reading »