Cape Town South Africa

[Lenny]

The area from Glen Cairn to Sunnycove used to be a popular spearfishing and rod fishing spot, it has some very deep gullys, and some really big caves, which makes it especially good for roman and even some yellowtail have been taken there. It has been abandoned by most spearos because it lies right on the path that the Great whites patrol. There have been a few surf ski's attacked in that area. It's quite notorius. Although Faiz and some friends dived there recently, they came back empty handed, although that might of been due to bad conditions.

I wouldnt mind trying the spot north of the clan stewart with you some time. I'm taking the next week off so, if you free for a dive let me know.

I figured there might be be lots of kreef there and wanted to recon it for next season.

Sigh,... I wish we could find a spot on the false bay side that actually had kreef, it would save so much petrol and driving time.

 

[Lenny]

viz reports anyone?

 

[x_yeti]

viz reports anyone?

Very good viz!

I'm in Gangsters' Paradise next week, but maybe a dive on friday if you are around?

 

[rbotes]

new Ultimate Spearfishing mag

Hey guys not sure if you've seen this, but looks like there is a great new spearfishing/freediving/UW hockey mag being published...and its meant to be free!

check it out and register to get a subscription @ Ultimate Spearfishing

and on Coatesmans blog @
Coatesmans Freediving and Spearfishing: Ultimate Spearfishing Magazine

 

[rbotes]

New Spearfishing game in 2010

Dreams can come true: Spearfishing coming to XBLA

 

[x_yeti]

Cool! I hope it has BOs and shark attacks too!

P.S. Are you and Paul still going to the pool? I've been a couple of times but no one was there so I've stopped (not too keen on a BO and being rescued by a German tourist).

 

[rbotes]

ja i've been missing the tuesday / thursday sessions as well, but come round today we're there from 4 today!

pm me your email and msn and skype addies pls

Cool! I hope it has BOs and shark attacks too!

P.S. Are you and Paul still going to the pool? I've been a couple of times but no one was there so I've stopped (not too keen on a BO and being rescued by a German tourist).

 

[Lenny]

Hey John sorry I'm only going online so late, but let me know when you would like to meet up for that dive 2morrow. I was thinking about 8:30-9ish, not sure how much of an early riser you are . We can meet at your place and leave from there.

 

[x_yeti]

Hey Lenny, sorry we missed you on Friday. We dived just off Sunnycove and had reasonable viz. Not much there as far as fish go, but at long last I found the elusive False Bay kreef! There were lots of small ones, but they got bigger as we swam towards the Glen Cairn side. Next dive will be Glen Cairn going round towards Fishhoek!

 

[Lenny]

Next dive will be Glen Cairn going round towards Fishhoek!

You are determined to meet a GW, arent you?

Sorry about Friday, my missus and I had a disagreement, so it looked as if diving was out for the day. But then she came to her senses and we went together down to Millers. The viz was good, absolutely no fish but i think that was because I dived in at 12am! There was a huge yellowtail run on a 1km out to sea. What i wouldnt have done for a boat then!:head Anyways so a bought 2 nice fish off one of the boats. R50 a fish, probally about 5-6kgs each, what a bargain! I will post pictures sometime. So you must come round for a fish braai sometime, it's long overdue

 

[x_yeti]

You are determined to meet a GW, arent you?

Hahahaha! Well I am curious. I'd like to see one... a well fed one though.

In the Shark Shield I trust!

 

[x_yeti]

I just got off the phone with the lady at Coral wetsuits. She said Trevor set a new record in Durban last week. Anyone know anything more about this?

We really need a decent SA freediving website

 

[rbotes]

Indeed, worlds deepest speared fish at 60.1 meters! :

Check :


Freediving with Trevor

and
Gletwyn Rubidge 's Spearfishing and Freediving

I just got off the phone with the lady at Coral wetsuits. She said Trevor set a new record in Durban last week. Anyone know anything more about this?

We really need a decent SA freediving website

 

[rbotes]

and another nice story at:

Mission Possible, a 60m Dive! and shoot a fish – 22 July 2009

 

[x_yeti]

WOW! Well done Trevor!

Reece, you should post some of those links on the Spearo board.

 

[chris the vis]

Ahoy, any of you guys been spearfishing around the cape lately, any fish?? I'll be in hermanus soon for two months and would like to go out for a scratch in the kelp beds if I'm not too much of a wuss for the cold.
Cheers
Christoff

 

[covert]

I just got off the phone with the lady at Coral wetsuits. She said Trevor set a new record in Durban last week. Anyone know anything more about this?

We really need a decent SA freediving website

Making a site for SA spearo's easy as pie, getting more than 10 spearo's to join .... nearly impossible

 

[covert]

Thanks for the tips and info. Going to give it a bash in the pool next week - diving this weekend if the weather and vis holds!

One thing I'm really struggling with at the moment is my fin stroke. It just doesn't feel right. My buddy reckons it doesn't look right either Apparently my left leg breaks away and doesn't complete the stroke properly.

My buddy reckons I might need a less stiff pair of fins cos I'm only a girl... and a short one at that.... so maybe the little pins aren't strong enough. I got the fins as a result of an insurance claim so didn't have much choice in the matter... I can't really afford another set so am considering some leg strengthening exercises but I don't know any which is a minor problem. Any ideas?

normally its a case of the ankles not being strong enough to complete the follow through on the stroke, since you seem to dive a lot, i assume your ankles are strong enough, so yes get a more flexible set of finns when you can afford too. In the meantime try and take strain of the ankle by forcing the stroke with your legs a bit stiffer than normal.

 

[covert]

It's very quiet in here lately? I'll take the opportunity for a bit of a shameless self-promotion. I've just opened an online t-shirt store The closest thing to a freediving t-shirt right now is this one for the ladies: Puffin, Puffout

Feel free to suggest ideas for a real freediving t-shirt.

Abusing the power of the forum huh lol, If you want some free advertising, I run a site for the fun of it www.childminder.co.za, (and no comments about how i need a life) send me a banner and ill stick it up for you.

 

[bluecape]

Hola CT spearo's

Am selling a Shane Breedt /Freedivers gun, immaculate condition, hardly used, I think it's about a 1.2 m. Asking R600.

Jeff -082 798 1100