New Diver-First Kill

[shootersgirl]

;D I completed my open water on Thursday & Friday. Sunday I made my first kill spearfishing. Isn't that only appropriate for Shooter's Girl. New diver with speargun in hand.
Shooter took Nathanael and I down to 75' and we each did an easy shot on a sympathy kill fish.  ??? Can't remember the name. I'm not counting it as my first kill. It was so docile you could have walked up and hit it over the head with a hammer. What's the fun of that. Did another easy dive and then took Nate's smaller speargun on my third dive. I shot a Mutton (Snapper?). I was careful to take a head shot but didn't kill it. The Mutton tried to escape but in Shooter fashion I stealthy stalked the little bugger. I had reloaded my speargun and didn't want to waste my next shot. The Mutton was wounded and tired so I waited for it to stop and rest. When it was next to a rock I stabbed it with my dive knife through the head. I held on to it, with my knife still in it's head and my thumb in its gills, as I swam back to the boat. My gun was loaded and ready as I swam. I got the congrats from the hubby when I handed it up to the boat and headed back down. I shot a Strawberry Grouper but lost it to a Moray Eel. So goes life as a spearfisher woman. Had a great time my first day diving as a certified diver. Shooter's out today spearfishing with the big boys. I guess newbies weren't allowed to go as they would slow the hardcore spearfishermen down.  :'(
I guess Smith Diving did a pretty good job training me. I had a great time.
Wish I had pics of my first kill. Maybe next time.