Proving that all his waterman skills are on point, the North Shore’s Mark Healey just pulled in a first place at the Bluewater World Cup of Spearfishing in La Paz, Mexico.
He speared a 55 pound Wahoo along with Yellow Tail, Roosterfish, Milkfish and Skip Jack. Although he had never entered the tournament before and was the only surfer in attendance, all of his daily practice in the deep waters off Hawaii and Fiji paid off as he took home the $3200 winner’s check. . . “I’ve been doing different spearfishing events for the last three years or so, but this was the first year I’ve competed in the Bluewater World Cup,” Healey said. “A friend convinced me to enter and fork out the cash to get there and it was definitely worth it.”
It figures someone who is used to long hold-downs would win it. Congrats, Mark.
[Link: The Mountain And Wave]
