International Underwater Spearfishing Association

Meritorious Award

39.5 kg. ,   87.1 lbs.

Roosterfish    Nematistius pectoralis

Record Category: Meritorious

Diver:		Dick Gebhard
Date:		7/8/1993
Location:		MEXICO

I WAS WITH MY WIFE DEBBIE AND MY SON CADEN, AND TEACHING HIM HOW TO SPEAR FISH. WERE ON THE BOAT THE YAHOO AND WE WERE SPEAR FISHIG EVERY DAY, WE CARRIED A CERTIFIED SCALE WITH US, AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO LORETO, THERE IS A LITTLE ISLAND OFF OF San Jose ISLAND. WE WERE DIVING IN ABOUT 50 FOOT OF WATER AND WAS DOWN ABOUT 20 FEET WHEN ABOUT 6 OF THESE MONSTERS SWAM BY. I SHOT TO FIRST ONE. IT WAS SO BIG I REALLY DID NOT THINK IT WAS A ROSTER FISH. PS I SHOT THIS FISH IN 1992, AND DID EVERYTHING CORRECTLY GIVE THE UNDERWATER SOCIETY OF AMERICA ALL OF THE DOMINIONS AND WEIGHT. I DID NOT KEEP ALL OF THIS BUT WAS GIVEN MY CERTIFICATE AS A QUALIFIED FISH. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE IT WAS THE LARGEST ROSTER FISH THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. I AM HOPING THAT YOU WILL ENTER THIS FISH IN YOUR RECORD BOOK AND WOULD BE HONORED TO BE APART OF YOUR GROUP THANKS DICKO

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