Very cool clip of a Mako Shark following & biting the dredge-cam. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCyNMZT7ljM] This young male mako makes swimming with the fast moving dredge look effortless. …
Jessica Harvey Catches Mammoth 600-Plus Pound Swordfish Off Isla Mujeres, Mexico
23 Jul 20125:28 PM
ISLA MUJERES, MEXICO—July 22, 2012—Jessica Harvey, the 22-year-old daughter of marine icon Guy Harvey, showed that saltwater fishing skills is a family trait when she fought and landed a massive 600-plus pound swordfish—the largest caught on rod & reel by a female angler in the last 30 years and one of the largest ever on record.
The Guy Harvey Expeditions team was in Isla Mujeres to film the renowned whale shark aggregations as part of a new documentary.
Ms. Harvey, an IGFA Jr. World Record holder, took a break from filming to do a little fishing, according to her father.
Under the guidance of Capt. Anthony Mendillo and the crew of Keen M Sportfishing, Ms. Harvey using a conventional rod and reel hooked into the swordfish in 1,550 feet of water some 15 miles offshore. She battled the fish for nearly three hours.
The entire adventure was captured on film by award-winning filmmaker George Schellenger and Greg Jacoski of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.
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BIMINI, THE BAHAMAS— AUGUST 17, 2010—Celebrated artist and conservationist <a title="Guy Harvey Inc. web site" href="http://www.guyharvey.com" target="_blank">Guy Harvey</a> along with his <a title="About Guy Harvey Outposts, Ltd." href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/aboutus.htm" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Outpost organization</a> announced today plans to team with renown dive authority <a title="Neal Watson's web site" href="http://www.nealwatson.com/" target="_blank">Neal Watson</a> to offer “top of class” dive centers at Guy Harvey Outpost resort properties. Their first dive center will open in mid October at the newly renovated and rebranded <a title="Bimini Big Game Club web site" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/" target="_blank">Bimini Big Game Club, a Guy Harvey Resort & Marina</a>.
In announcing Neal Watson’s Dive Bimini, a Guy Harvey Outpost Dive Center, the pair noted their excitement in joining forces to bring Neal Watson’s legendary diving reputation and world record accomplishments together with Guy Harvey’s internationally recognized work in marine research, underwater photography and marine life art.
Known fondly as The Dive God within the scuba diving community, Watson is considered one of the world’s foremost “Shark Encounter” divers and a member of the <a title="DEMA Hall of Fame" href="http://www.dema.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=41" target="_blank">DEMA Hall of Fame</a>. Watson started diving in the <a title="Islands of the Bahamas" href="http://www.bahamas.org" target="_blank">Bahamas</a> in the mid 1960’s, setting the Scuba depth record in 1968. He opened a <a title="Bimini - Islands of the Bahamas" href="http://www.bahamas.com/out-islands/bimini" target="_blank">Bimini</a> dive operation in 1975, where he lived and worked until the mid 1980s before expanding throughout the Bahamas and Caribbean under the Neal Watson Undersea Adventures brand.
“In a manner of speaking, I’m going back to the future. Neal Watson’s Dive Bimini, a Guy Harvey Outpost Dive Center will offer our guests access and insights into Bimini’s veritable treasure trove of dive sites and experiences, most of which I had the good fortune to discover”, Watson notes with his customary humility. “Working with Guy and his many colleagues is going to seriously raise the bar on Bahamas diving for the benefit of every customer who dives with us.”
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“Diving is my window to exploring a vast underwater world, rich with beauty, mystery and not without some danger” commented Guy Harvey. “Spending much of my life diving, I can think of no better person to ensure that my colleagues and friends and our Outpost guests will not only have a safe dive experience, but with Neal’s personality and knowledge of Bimini, one that will surely be filled with memories of a lifetime.”
Dive Bimini will open mid-October upon arrival of its 60-foot dive boat. Notes Mark Ellert, President of Guy Harvey Outpost, “two-decks, a glass bottom and certified for 100 passengers – nothing in Bimini will come close to offering the comfort and safety that Dive Bimini guests will enjoy, never mind the chance that Neal or Guy might be on board diving with you.” He adds, “Everything is new –the tanks, rental gear, even the Bauer compressor. We want our customer to have a top of class experience – that’s the Guy Harvey Outpost DNA.”
Neal Watson’s Dive Bimini, a Guy Harvey Outpost Dive Center is currently taking reservations and is expected to be operational in October of this year. In addition to equipment rentals and air fills, the center will offer instruction for <a title="PADI web site" href="http://www.padi.com/scuba/" target="_blank">PADI SCUBA certifications</a> as well as open water referrals and specialty classes.
The legendary Bimini Big Game Club officially re-opened this summer as a Guy Harvey Outpost Resort & Marina following completion of a $3,500,000 renovation that included all guest rooms, the new <a title="Bimini Big Game Club Bar & Grill" href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/bimini-bar-grill.htm" target="_blank">Bimini Big Game Bar & Grill</a>, and the <a title="The Outfitter " href="http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/the-outfitter-shop.htm" target="_blank">Outfitter Shop</a>, a retail experience featuring sportswear, fishing supplies and gifts.
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