SV Knot So Bad Episode 79

[@ronlieffering8076]

In the windward islands we eat them all the time ,big or small stlucia stvincent Martinique Dominica

[@sandrajohnnewmanwarnock2232]

Yes, I think the customs people frightened us from eating them 😳👐

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

First time watching you. Get a "dead cat" for your microphone to cut wind chatter. It's very annoying. You're also 4 months behind time. Going to watch a few more of your vids..

[@jimmarshall5453]

Any foam wrapped around the mic will cut the wind noise dramatically. That's why most camcorders have foam on the mic.

[@svknotsobad8098]

Thanks for your input. I have attempted to reduce the wind noise on the microphone and I have succeeded to some extent - the problem is remembering to use the protection. To be honest we really need to buy a high quality microphone but sadly we can’t afford it at this moment in time. I did sign up to Buy Me a Coffee a few months ago in the hope I could persuade people to fund a good microphone but I haven’t got around to advertising it yet as I am slightly uncomfortable with the concept. But I may get round to it soon. Wrt to the timing, we are a little further behind time than I normally like to be - this is largely due to the number of places we stopped at in the Bahamas combined with me only producing a video every fortnight - ideally I’d do it weekly but it takes me far too long to commit to a weekly video. Sorry 😳👐 But I hope you continue to watch our videos and enjoy what we are doing. Please keep up with the feedback - it’s very important to us. Many thanks, John

[@svknotsobad8098]

@@jimmarshall5453 Sadly not quite true. I’ll try and add a bit concerning our microphone issues in an upcoming video. But thanks for the suggestion. We really appreciate the input. Cheers, John

[@joeking9149]

Why do you throw back the barracuda they are one of the most tastiest fish you can eat. I am Jamaican and we spear fish them often.

[@sandrajohnnewmanwarnock2232]

I agree, barracuda are very tasty and we have eaten them many times. However, on entering the Bahamas we were warned not to eat the barracuda as they contain toxins. The barracuda eat smaller reef fish, some of which contain toxins, and these toxins accumulate in the barracuda. The larger and older the barracuda the more toxin they contain. This toxin cannot be removed or cooked out of the barracuda. Hence the warning. In some countries ( the Maldives for example ) advise only eating smaller barracuda ( enough for a single person only ) as they are too young to have accumulated much toxin. But I have to say it aggrieved me greatly to put back so many nice fish! However, I think the reason we caught so many barracuda was that everyone in the Bahamas puts them back so they can live to a right old age and there are lots of them as a result!😳👐. I hope you enjoy watching our videos and thanks for commenting - we really like the interaction. Thanks again, John.

[@joeking9149]

@@sandrajohnnewmanwarnock2232 point taken. I can see why you throw them back now. It was a pleasure talking to you as such. And I enjoy watching your blog. Take care and happy and safe sailing

[@svknotsobad8098]

Thank you very much and we hope you continue enjoying our travels😀👍

[@jimmarshall5453]

When I lived on Eleuthera, the locals taught me that when barracuda are traveling in a group, they spear them and eat them. When they are alone, they are more likely to have fish poisoning, so they either leave them alone or sell them to a tourist.

[@sandrajohnnewmanwarnock2232]

@@jimmarshall5453 Interesting but I’m not sure how we would be able to do that while sailing. We hope you continue to follow us and also please leave your thoughts and comments. They are very much appreciated. Cheers, J&S