Ireland spearing 2008

[foxfish]

What happen then ?

[sunfish]

Originally Posted by foxfish

What happen then ?

I swam out and left him in peace. So far as I know he showed no aggression 'til I turned and looked straight into his eyes. I think he was there all along but I didn't notice him as I was scanning all the corners and cracks. On the other hand he may have followed me in. They do seem to follow me around when I'm crab and lobstering.

[fcallagy]

a few pics from yesterday the vis was crap but the weather great.

[abusingelves]

a guy i know had a similar experience with a seal on scuba, in a cave. only the seal rammed him a few times . my friend was on the outside side of the cave, and the seal on the inside however.

can't wait to get back home and get me some mackerel! should be home the first of september, and in the water asap after that.

[sunfish]

It was raining this morning and there wasn't much I could get on with, so I decided to take a quick shore dive. The wind was from the East and the swell was from the West. Neither was too strong so I went for the swell and chose a nice rocky, Southwest facing bit of shore.
I was hoping to find bream but they haven't shown up this year yet.
I found a few mullet and loads of bass, up to 5lbs or so. I took one of each, Bass 4.7lbs, mullet 4.1lbs.2008_07280003.JPG
With spidercrab for breakfast the force was in me indeed.

[scottwilson]

sunfish you are on fire mate!!!!!

[baldyfish]

funny you said that sunfish. had a seal follow me on long strand 2 weeks back. stayed within 15 metres at all times for nearly half an hour! sunday in my kayak i was being followed too! I think they might be trying to take over!!

[fcallagy]

Response i got from jim higgins MEP

Dear Feargus,

Thank you for your email.

We will submit questions to the European Commission on your behalf highlighting your views.

We will look into the reasons why this has been included and possible solutions.

We will refer back to you once we have received and answer from the European Commission which can take 6-8 weeks.

Kind regards,

Francis Doherty,

Assistant to Jim Higgins MEP
European Parliament
ASP 08F 357,
Rue Wiertz,
B-1047 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32.22847843
Fax: +32.22849843

jim.higgins-assistant@europarl.europa.eu

Jim Higgins - MEP - Ireland's Northwest European Constituency

[MadDan]

Hi all
irish newbie here, this seems to be were all the talk is going on just thought id say hello, not hijacking the thread.

thats some thread you've got going it took me awhile to read through it.

at the minute i just do a bit of snorkleling, mostly around sligo.
managed to get down to omey island in galway last weekend, very nice spot if the weathers good but you do have to camp.

thinking of starting spearfishing, looking at getting the begginers kit from spearo.co.uk, any experience of the site, dave the guy that runs it seems very helpful.


dan

[scottwilson]

Hi maddan welcome to DB, Dave is a member on the forum and you can find him on the Cornwall thread, he's recently posted some video's which are worth a good watch.

If you got the money then the starter kit is good value. Other wise your snorkeling gear will do for the time been.

most important kit in my mind would be

75 Gun
float
stringer
catch bag.

only shoot what you know you will eat and stick to the minimum size + as I believe the fisheries are starting to make spot checks ( About time)

The people on this forum are the most helpful and friendliest I have ever come across, Have a look thru the 06 and 07 forums as they are full of good advise and dive spots

Good hunting
Scott

[foxfish]

Hi Dan, welcome to db you can find plenty of good suppliers of quality kit on the net, here is a recent topic you might find helpful. http://forums.deeperblue.net/uk-irel...uth-coast.html

[fcallagy]

Dan give us a shout at the week end as i should be out one of the days there are a few of us train in mullaghmore on monday nights mainly freediving but have one spearo in the group at least.

[sunfish]

Hi Dan, Scott's list looks good.Gun should be 75 or 90. A 90cm has a better range and accuracy when visibility is good. A 75cm is better when visibility is low.
If you haven't got a wetsuit and you're thinking of buying one, go for a spearfishing type. 5ml is a good all round thickness.
Scubastore Scubastore - Diving Gear and Dive Equipment, Diveinn is a good online store with quick delivery.

[MadDan]

thanks everyone for the welcome and advice,

i think if i can get the money together over the next month and with the exchange rate still not to bad (though it is forecast to get worse) ill get the begginers set from spearo.co.uk.

fcallagy im afraid im stuck in dublin this weekend helping some one take down a big garden shed (feel like burning it down at this stage). thanks for the invite ill give a you a shout when i get back. then im off to the med just at the border between france and spain beside a town called cerbere, i think ill give it a try out there if i can pick up a half decent speargun.

That actually leads to next question, if i do pick up a pnuematic gun in france (they seem the most common in the local shops) can i bring it back to ireland or is it going to be confiscated, if so ill leave it out in france.
its just i thought i say a post/thread about pnuematics being counted as firearms. i find this a bit weird, do spearguns have serial codes stamped into there tubes and if they do count as firearms can you obtain a licence like a rifle or shotgun.

regards

dan

[togo]

Hi Dan I'm french and have to say that you can find aswell rubber speargun wich i recommend to you avoiding licence matters and technical problems if you need to send it back. Best thing is to get a rubber one for a start with a extra wishbone and few things as you wont be able to find it in ireland.

best of luck