South Devon report 2007

[foxfish]

Good stuff mate, well done.

[podge]

Like Foxfish said good work and not a bad tune either.

[spearheads]

Thanks fox and podge..
Well the videos are a bit fish less at the moment but there should be some good spearing videos this summer.
Hope that viz clears up soon .

[grunter]

dived bigbury bay tuesday afternoon pushing tide, two reefs 5-15mts, 750mts off shore from a boat. lovely conditions, viz was 6-7 mts (bigbury bay likes north thru east winds and minimal swell). afew pollock and Rass and a large conga but no bass/mullet, never released my pole but with the viz/light a really nice treat in january. large frequency swell to hit over next 3 days which should stir up the bottom. good waves poor viz so will surf.

[spearheads]

im converting the scuba to freediving .
Dont know if any one else has been on here but its quite a nice forum. They put up a new freediving section after i posted my new video.
South West Mafia

[scottwilson]

hey spearheads.

So what setup have you got for the camera? I've been thinking about getting one for myself but not too sure.

[spearheads]

My camera is a fuji pinepix F30 and a Fuji WP-FXF30 Underwater Housing.

[scottwilson]

Wow just googled that , Very nice. So im sure we will be seeing some great action shots of your hunting this summer ( or as soon as the damn fish come back) .

[Allan B]

Right in my last post I said that I’d report some more on the Napoli.

Well a slight change in plans as there was a lovely clean swell pushing into North Devon and it would have been rude not to take advantage, so the kayak stayed at home and out came the surfboards.

Before I went in I had a mooch around Baggy point to check out spearing potential as I have caught some big Triggerfish here about ten years ago.

Any how back to the surfing, spent an hour and a half riding like a man possessed, until I rode one back into the shallows, stepping off the board manage to twist my knee the wrong way.

Upshot of this is I have spent four hours in A&E and am now stuck on the sofa or on crutches if I really have to get about, will not know the full extent of the damage until Tuesday when I’m back a the Orthopaedic department, but its not looking too good.

Spearheads keep the videos coming there fantastic, the Babbacombe area is my home turf so to speak, and that’s about as close as I’m going to be getting for a while.

surfs up

hard to believe it’s February

Allan

[spearheads]

Thanks Allan was that you that left a comment on my video.
I wish i could go diving but my sinuses are blocked and wont budge.
does anyone do c02 tables in the winter to keep in shape for spring.

[scottwilson]

Hey spearos , I left a comment on one of your videos a couple of days ago, Keep up the good work.

[Robbo66]

Cracking video....proper Luc Besson Jnr.
Re the winter training, try the Power Lung, really strengthens the breathing muscles. Running is still my main training method 3 times a week , with countles lengths underwater once/twice a week. Trouble with swimming is, you really will pick up colds...nightmare. Weights once a week, mainly legs.
Octopush also good, mate of mine does this in Tenby.
Trained with a French spearo who smoked and regulalry clocked 4 mins + on 5mt depth....but ran 6 days a week.
Best tip I had was to totally relax, tuba out and remain totally supple from the start of the dive, no heavy leg kicks. You'll get to 3-30 in no time.
Rob

[Allan B]

Spearheads it’s not me leaving comments didn’t know you could till you said.

As for training I’m much the same as Rob, but also do apnea walking, although since Friday all I’ve done is lie on the sofa, my blood feels like it’s turned to sludge.

May try apnea hobbling on crutches later

Allan

[spearheads]

Well i have been running 4 times a week also doing co2 tables 3 times a week. I try to get in most weekends weather permitting.

my Pb(dry) is 3.45 trying to get to 4 ,most of my dive times are 2.00/2.15 but in the winter 30 seconds less due to the cold.

Who is going after the plaice in spring lots at hopes nose April to early may.

Mr x snorkel always out.
Human interest

[Allan B]

Put me down for some Plaice bashing; also have a few other little hot spots to try, still working out how to fish them, as tide run could be a problem.

Allan