Diving in Bali Day 2….

before we came to bali, kyle hooked up with the top bali spear fisherman. andre also makes spear guns so we went to check out his shop before we jumped on the boat. i was so amazed in the high quality guns he hand makes. i might have to get me one…

this is a secret spot that you will never ever be able to find. right off the shore lives huge ulua’s or GT’s, and schools of dog tooth tunas….

if you want to spear a big fish, you need big equipment. we each had two of those red buoy’s attached to our spear gun. andre speared a big one a while ago and the fish took his buoy’s under the water along with his gun. and it was never to be found….

we were diving this 45′ ledge late in the evening. it was the time when the big fish come out so we timed it perfect. one way of getting the fish up is to throw bait in the water. yeah, you might think that’s crazy because it attracts sharks too. but that’s what you want. just a lot of action in the water so the fish get curious. anyway, we were spearing opelu kala’s, cutting it up with our dive knives in the water. then 3 good size uku’s came by. it took me 4 dives @ about 45′ to finally spear one. i was stoked because all i was thinking about was sashimi. uku sashimi is the best and goes along good with some bintang beers. anyway, i had that puppy tied on my waist and was going for the other ones. then kyle asked me to sacrifice my uku for bigger fish. that meant cutting it up and throwing it back in the water. what??? that’s what i said through my snorkel. then james came by and i gave him the fish and asked him to only cut one side up so we can take the other side back home for sashimi. then kyle came back and told him to cut the other side up. oh my gosh… anyway, it was perfect, a lot of food in the water, the sun was setting, and the small fish were coming up so it was just a matter of time when the big ones followed. i had my gun loaded and just waiting. then in the corner of my eye, i seen bubbles coming up from deep down. i was confused and went to look what it was. shit!!! it was 3 freaking tourist scuba divers. oh my gosh….. no big fish will come around with scuba divers in the water. and what the heck were scuba divers doing out at a secluded island in the middle of nowhere? i was pretty bummed but all we could do is laugh about it. i dove down to the divers and i was thinking of poking one of them in the ass with my spear tip. then they would have been just as surprised as we were. anyway, we went home with nothing except for the head of the uku, and a lot of laughs. that’s the cool thing about diving. you just never know what you will see. can’t wait until tomorrow….

aloha, enjoying myself here in bali. every time i come to bali, i stay in kuta. this time, i’m staying in sanur. much more relaxing. no traffic, no people, and excellent food…

here is the front of our room. getting ready for a morning session…..

nashi champur? oh my gosh… so good….

after i ate lunch on the first day i got here, i came back to my hotel and found this message at the front desk. yes, from truly yours, garut. he came to my hotel all the way from kuta just to write me this love letter. thanks bro….
**i cut off his phone number on the top on purpose. i don’t want all the young chicks to call him up. he’s my bitch…. haha….

bali diving day one. not a bad start…. this bastard bent my shaft. shucks, now i have to buy another gun….
no, this is not kalua. this is bali style “babi guling”. the best suckling pig in the world…

another angle. gosh, his cheeks look so good….
anyway, still here for a few more days. going to do some more dives, some more surfs, and some more relaxing. wish you were here….

what’s up everybody. gosh, went on a boat today and took it past lembogan to the island of peniata. i hope i spelled that right. the current was ripping. much faster than the current in okinawa. there was actually an overhead wave forming from the current. we dove it anyway. bent my shaft on an ulua. we were looking for dog tooth and saw a couple but they were kind of small. if you want to hunt ulua or GT, that place is the spot. i saw schools of about a hundred of them ranging in the 30-100 lbs range. it was so awesome seeing that. then we dove lembogan on the way back to pick up some snappers for dinner tonight. there is a restaurant right on the beach in front of our hotel that is preparing the fish. can’t wait. anyway, i’m so tired now that i couldn’t climb in the boat on my last dive. i had to crawl up the stair. fatigue….. but it’s ok because we’re going to do it all again tomorrow…. i got one shaft left so i have to select what i spear. hope the next shot is a 73 lbs. dog tooth. i just said that because it’s one pound bigger than kevin’s. game on… haha…
here are more pics from okiwawa…

here kyle and reyton are holding up a huge 90lbs + ulua or GT. reyton speared this big boy in one of their secret spots. he said that there are much bigger ones than that. we didn’t get a chance to go there on that trip but next year, guarantee….

the food in okinawa is awesome. this is the pigs feet okinawan soba. sooooo gooood…….. sorry kalua….

dawn patrol? yeah, the early bird gets the worm…

i go to the “Hard Reef” bar in chatan, okinawa every time i go there. kazubo is the man there and always welcomes us. this is what it looks like inside. on the other side, there is a grill where the chef comes out in front and cooks the best okonimiyaki you will find on that island. then in back has a pool table that girls rule. gosh, i love this place. can’t wait to go back there. so if your ever in okinawa, stop by “Hard Reef” and say what’s up to all the boys. and stay away from the bottle with the snake in it. once you see somebody put that bottle on the counter, run. run fast….