Record bass shot off Block Island
The Providence Journal (RI)-- Dave
Hochman set a world spearfishing record on Independence Day, when he
shot a 68.4-pound striped bass on a reef in Block Island Sound. The
fish was 55 inches long with a 32.5-inch girth. The diver was in 54
feet of water. Hochman has been diving on that reef for years, he said, because it holds big bass. “I know the bottom there better than the charts know the bottom,” he says. Hochman is a chiropractor who lives in Oxford, Conn. He has shot several bass weighing 58 pounds, his previous personal record. When he is lining up a shot, Hochman can lower his pulse to 32 beats a minute. “It’s
like yoga,” he says. “It’s the most peaceful feeling when you’re in
that state of mind. You’re in a state that is not normal on land.” He describes the sensation as being similar to the moment just before one falls asleep. He says, “It’s a tranquil feeling.” Read More
