Dan, a young solo sailor in our anchorage, went out in his dinghy early this morning and, while snorkeling along a 15’ deep ledge, speared a 112 pound Goliath Grouper on the Atlantic side of the reef. It took three hours for him to finally get the giant fish to the surface and into his dinghy. Then he invited everyone in the anchorage to come to shore as he cut it, filleted it, and shared it. Dan is buddy boating with his girlfriend, Nicole, who is also solo sailing her boat. They each have YouTube channels—Dan’s, Nicole’s—and we may be appearing in one or more episodes. George and I did watch some of the cutting of the fish but opted not to take any. We were concerned about ingesting ciguatera toxin which can be in some reef fish, particularly large ones. Although we were told this one would be safe we decided not to take the risk.
Dan holding his 112 lb Goliath Grouper while being filmed by his girlfriend, Nicole. They don’t go anywhere without their GoPro cameras.
Another angle.
Holding it by the gills.
That is one ugly fish.
Dan holding his 112 lb Goliath Grouper while being filmed by his girlfriend, Nicole. They don’t go anywhere without their GoPro cameras.
Another angle.
Holding it by the gills.
That is one ugly fish.
Yikes, that is a whopper!
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