Giant Fish Balls, Finally, At Cabo Pulmo Mexico

Описание: I've always wanted to see fish balls. I've seen lots of schools of fish, but for some reason, Jacks seem to form the best fish balls. While other fish I've videoed group together and go back and forth, the Jacks seem to be almost geometric in the way they form circles and shapes. Plus they're bigger than many of the schooling fish I've filmed with many of them over 12" long.
In most places it's a once in a lifetime experience to see a giant fish ball. But, at Cabo Pulmo, an isolated marine preserve in the Sea Of Cortez a little over 2 hours from Cabo San Lucas, they are more or less a regular feature of the preserve. So, that's how I found myself in Cabo San Lucas.
And, on the 2nd day, we were off from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo Pulmo. First we drove about an hour and a half on the highway. Then we were off on a somewhat paved road with lots of potholes and finally to a dirt track for the last 15 kilometers. 2-1/2 hours later we arrived in Cabo Pulmo. It's a wonderful desert spot complete with cactuses and sand overlooking a beautiful blue bay.

However once we were there, my dive guide confided to me that he hadn't seen a giant fish ball in some time. So, I begged the boat captain to find one for us and off we went. It took 2 days and 4 dives, but we finally dropped in on a fish ball. The water isn't super clear because of all the plankton that's what actually attracts all the fish. But, it was an awesome experience and I finally saw my giant fish ball. Oh, and along the way on one of my other dives, we dived the wreck at Cabo Pulmo and saw thousands, maybe millions of beautiful yellow snappers. And they were great too (on another video), but they just don't school like the Jacks. So all 4 dives at Cabo Pulmo were awesome. But, the fish balls were why I came, and I wasn't disappointed.