Yup, even if the fish are big, there is way to much to be eaten at one go, maybe Im lucky living on the beach front but I dont even freeze my fish (except fish cakes), if I dont catch I'll eat chicken or something, its no problem.
Your quite right when you say "Competitions are judged negatively in the court of public opinion and damage the public's already limited acceptance of spearfishing and its community" there is probably no other time when spearfishing becomes so widely noticed by the public and its the time when probably most fish are caught, even inedible ones such as wrasse (Dont anyone tell me that they are not shot, I'll call you a liar because I saw them at Bognor), this really is not IMO the best way to promote the sport in the UK
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