Big Bluefin Are In!!!!

[Iyadiver]

Shane,

Thanks for the info.
17-19 *C is damn cold for me but if I were to wear a 5mm neo suit, I think I will shiver less.......

What do you do with all those monsters you caught on reel ?

If I ever have the money to spend I don't mind hunting them Blue Fins in your area, as long as they don't hang around deeper than 7 meters...ha ha ha, my freedive limits.

I think if a spearo can sell the catch without breaking the law, it surely be fun. Personal satisfaction and cash refunds.....what a great life !!

If you want to hunt them Blue Fin, my advice to you is to get a Riffe Metal Tech 3 and rigged it like mine with 6 x 14mm bands and the 9.5mm shaft. It is more powerful than the off the shelf Riffe Island with 3 x 16mm band which Paolo Gaspar used to land his giant. If you can ever get close up to 3 meters speartip to tuna, I am sure the 9.5mm shaft of the MT3 with 6 bands will punch at least 80 cm into the fish flesh and will have enough momentum to break the spine. I punched thru a 40kg Dog Tooth Tuna from 6 meters no problem, flesh only no bones. At an angle and about at least 50-60 cm flesh penetration. The last one I shot was from the back of a 20-25kg Doggie, went thru from middle of the body to the small nostril above the mouth, went thru the head bones, that is already about 60 cm penetration from 5 meters tip to fish. I can only imagine the kind of damage the 6 banded MT3 will do from 3 meters.

The MT4 and MT5 is more powerful but the MT3 allows you to swing very fast tracking these fast monsters. I can ony imagine how I will pee in my pants if any of these giants ever "brushed" me...

I think 2 of Riffe torpedo floats and 1 of solid bungie board is a good insurance if you don't stone this sized monster. Even then technically the combined 3 floats should not be a problem for a 200kg giant to pull underwater for a while or perhaps for a long while, but they will get tired eventually. Hoped those floats do not get damage during the battle. Sorry at this size I can only speculate the possibilities, no personal experience to this level....probably never will.

[shaneshac]

A friend of mine had caught a couple of large squid (calamari) and he ahd them on his belt when a giant bluefin decided he was hungry.

He grabbed onto my friend and accelerated him enough form 0-60 underwater. Lucky squid are soft and they broke. My friend has not been spearing since.

I will probably start learning the ropes later on this year when schools of smaller bluefin come in. I will test different setups and see wat works.

[Murat]

wise chooice

[shaneshac]

As I mentioned earlier on in this thread, euro spearos are not too bothered with records. CHeck this amberjack out. No assistance from anyone and using only one shot

[Murat]

Woowww...

Weight??? Seems more tha 45kg.

[shaneshac]

73.16 kilos

[Iyadiver]

If that 0-60 tuna pull happened to me, maybe I will stay away from the water for a few months..... ...at least.

That is a very-very big amberjack. Do blue fin tuna get close to a diver like a curious amberjack ? If so................yum yum yum...

Update us on your Blue Fin hunt, sure will make a great reading.

Thanks
IYA

[shaneshac]

The tuna do get close but don't hang about like amberjack

That's why you have to compromise power with fast tracking. Unfortunately sacrificing power is not recommended due to the sheer size of the tuna.

So you have to get the balance just right.

[Iyadiver]

20 meter viz, 200+kg Blue Fin.........what a dream for me...

If I am assuming that US$5000 can get me a return air ticket to your area + hotel + boat charter + permit + etc, that means I have to stop hunting locally for 30 trips = 12-14 months. Damn, I will emotionally die if I stop hunting that long.

If a foreigner like myself can hunt and sell the fish ( can't bring home anyway ) to the Japanese buyer standing by there.....maybe the chanche of having a free hunting trip is 1%.....ha ha ha better than nothing....

After reading about your Blue Fin tuna, I know at least there is one destination worth saving money for....

Will you one day take a brand new MT3 like mine as a fee for being a professional guide Shaca..? .

IYA

[Murat]

You know the tuna story that i told previous. There were rumors about huge tunas and so... Previous day i talked to his diving buddy and he told me the true story. This guy is local fisherman he earns his money with spearing. He know top secret spot that regullarly found 50-60 kg tunas. His diving buddy said he shoot few of them every year in 100 meter of water. I dunno what set up he is using. Probably omer coz there is no other brands. His diving buddy uses 86cm gun with 6.5mm shaft for 20-30 kg AJ.

[shaneshac]

Iya, let me catch a monster first without drowning and then I will consider showing someone ekse. If you ever want to come to this part of the world you are more than welcome to come spearing.

[Murat]

I never saw anyone else with that big AJ.

[ivan]

hi

That fish in the pic is a damn big fish, are they good eating at that size, where was it shot Spain??

cheers

[shaneshac]

The fish was shot in Spanish waters although they don't mention where for obvious reasons.

I don't know if they would be as good to eat as a smaller sized one but I'd definitely tuck in.

[Cingene]

Oh man,