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#1
May 5th, 2006
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Thought I’d start a Cornwall spearfishing thread.
I have been out for about 5 dives so far this season on the Southwest coast, have seen plenty of small Pollock and quite a few Dogfish. The vis has generally been very good with over 10 m vis last Friday when I spotted my first bass of the season. Had been checking out a new spot of broken reefs with sand patches looking for flatties. When I spotted a blueish head poking up from the kelp, thought at first it may have been a conger so moved behind it and quietly dived. The kelp was at about 4m depth and as I carefully separated the kelp fronds I discovered a nice 4 lb Bass. Shot her through the shoulder with a Trident spear from my mares mini-mini sten! Great fish very tasty and bigger than the gun I shot it with!  
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#4
May 8th, 2006
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Glad to hear you're starting a Cornland thread. I'll be interseted to hear what it's like as I've fancied exploting a bit down that way myself but didn't know where to start.
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#5
May 8th, 2006
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Back in the day, '70's I think, The News Of The World sponsored a British National Spearfishing competition out of Looe. More recently there have been British National competitions staged at Talland bay between Looe and Polperro. I believe that Looe Island is a voluntary conservation area now but not sure whether that means you can spear there or not. There used to be a bunch of lads based in the area, Downderry, who fished the area regulalry and had good catches of bass in the summer months.
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#6
May 8th, 2006
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Cool, now I have somewhere to post any fish I catch at the in-laws in Newquay.
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#7
May 8th, 2006
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The area around Looe is Voluntary Marine Conservation Area, but no one told the commercial fishermen that! It doesn't have any legal standing Been in a couple of times this year, but nothing to report except lobsters! Been out of the water with snot issues for the past week Hopefully this year I'll get something bigger than this! cheers dave www.spearo.co.uk
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#9
May 9th, 2006
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maybe............ (i could tell you where but then I'd have to kill you
)cheers dave www.spearo.co.uk
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#11
May 10th, 2006
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alright guys
not much happening right now in the far west of Cornwall, I think its because the water still seems cold for this time of year. Last week off Porthleven there was a pod of dolphins with a basking shark being followed fairly closely by an orca. Last year about this time there was basking sharks in a group with a single large whale - not an orca that time i think it might have been a minke?. Weird or what?!
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#12
May 10th, 2006
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Last time I dived the Lizard was a looong time ago. I used to go from Mullion Cove on the west side or Kennack Sands from the East (wind and weather dependant). Kennack was flatty heaven Do you ever get there? Is it still full of flaties?Anyway I'm on for meeting up if you can make that week and don't mind showing me around...
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#13
May 10th, 2006
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Do you have a link to the news of this?
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#14
May 11th, 2006
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I have speared Sennen, Porthcurno, Prussia Cove and many of the small bays in between (one illegally which was pointed out to us after we got out of the water!)
 A real shame as some of the ground we covered was spectacular...I think it was called Porthgwarra? (spelling could be dodgy!).Anyway we have had varying success with the odd bass coming our way. I must also say that the vis was superb - almost blue water style! We only visit for two weeks each year for the annual hols. We will be down in Sennen again towards the back end of July if anybody wants to hook up for a sesh or two...
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#15
May 11th, 2006
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Damn - Reading the title I thought you were talking about Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, but I guess not.
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