Seaweed -South Beach free spirit & it’s best Spearfishermen – Page 2 – "South Beach Pier" Where it all began – Our Shark Fishing History – South Florida Shark Club

william · 2008-11-08T16:57:33Z

One of the original South Beach characters and all around free spirit-bohemian , hippy types was Michael Bustamante aka (seaweed).A true bohemian to the core seaweed could be found any given day with his crazy blonde hair up on the pier or in the water in Goverment cut chasing hog fish ,grouper or catching lobsters.His love of the outdoors and of spearfishing could only be matched by his contagious laughter and smooth personality.Seaweed who lived only a few blocks from the pier became one of Rene's best friends , bait catchers and part of the entourage willing to do anything for Rene for the privelege of traveling to shark fish with the king of the sharks.On the South Beach pier every one knew Seaweed, he was an outgoing character quick with a smile, and aside from being in Rene's inner circle he quickly gained status as the best spearfisherman-free diver on the South Beach pier.Seaweed was one of the best that came out of South beach during that era:he even went on to compete in the spearfishing nationals held in the Florida keys a few years during the 1990's.In his best days seaweed would come out of the water with huge groupers and bags loaded to the hilt with lobsters,,,,he lived to be in the water with a speargun in hand at the ready. Seaweed with a jewfish he speared off South Beach pier A typical day on the water looked like this for Seaweed or like this The weedster with one his many groupers Seaweed with one of the tarpons that got Rene spooled on Bahia Honda bridge Spearfishing cudas for Rene on Bahia Honda bridge Seaweed in hogfish heaven Seaweed with his usual catch Big cobia were on the menu also Another very nice grouper Seaweed traveled to exotic places to spearfish ,,,here he is in Puerto Rico Seaweed with a huge 14 lb hog snapper Seaweed ,Sal and Jesse Brayshaw his step son with another fine day's catch Seaweed ,Miko and Jimbo with a 431 lb hammerhead Jimbo caught on the pier Holding up the hammers tail Some friends with a big day's catch in the Gingerbreads Bahamas Seaweed chilling at home with his dog Sam Seaweed next to the South Beach pier with a pier caught hammerhead shark Seaweed,his son Shannon aka(seaweed jr)and Rene fishing off Ocean Cay Bahamas on the "shark fever" Seaweed's gun and a typical days catch Classic picture of Seaweed and the wild boyz at the front of the pier

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