Big Fish at Crashboat

I speared this African Pompano last Wednesday. It put up a good fight. When I shot it I let go of my speargun and watched it zoom away. At the surface I watched the float line whip past me and I wondered when it would stop. The line was taken all the way out and I grabbed the float. I was being pulled out to sea by this fish. It stopped and I started swimming back in. I made a little progress then it started pulling me back out. It stopped and I was able to swim back to the pilings. I pulled in the float line and grabbed the fish with all my might. I put the stringer in and cleaned the fish then took a good rest before continuing my spearfishing. If I didn't have float line and float I would have lost the fish and gun for sure. I never would have been able to pull the fish to the surface on one breath of air. The fish tasted great!