Right.. Just had an email back from Vobster and they dont care where we dive
Hi Bryn,
No, it's not complusory - you pay to use the water so you can dive anywhere. You might find the 12m ledge on the far side handy as it's not visited by divers. Emma and I have discussed putting some targets over there for spear fishing training....
If you need to chat,
All the best,
Tim
Vobster Quay
----- Original Message ----- From: "B"
To: <info@vobsterquay.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: Freediving
> Hi Guys
>
> Do we have to use the lilly pad if we want to freedive in Vobster? I just want to do a bit of training with a bunch of spear fishermen ( No guns! ) and hooking onto lines and doing the comp thing is not very real for us. I am an AIDA instructor and a member of the BFA, also I have dived and taught with Emma F quite a few times.
>
> Any info or help would be good.
>
> Regards
>
> Bryn Spencer.
so you wont have to join the BFA ( Unless you want to.. ) Podge as ever you are a star doing the ground work and lets try to keep the numbers limited to no more than 8 guys in the water. Any more than that and I cant keep track of what the Feck's going on!
If you could sort the numbers and everything out between you ( John ? Podge ? ) that would be grand.
Hi Bryn,
No, it's not complusory - you pay to use the water so you can dive anywhere. You might find the 12m ledge on the far side handy as it's not visited by divers. Emma and I have discussed putting some targets over there for spear fishing training....
If you need to chat,
All the best,
Tim
Vobster Quay
----- Original Message ----- From: "B"
To: <info@vobsterquay.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: Freediving
> Hi Guys
>
> Do we have to use the lilly pad if we want to freedive in Vobster? I just want to do a bit of training with a bunch of spear fishermen ( No guns! ) and hooking onto lines and doing the comp thing is not very real for us. I am an AIDA instructor and a member of the BFA, also I have dived and taught with Emma F quite a few times.
>
> Any info or help would be good.
>
> Regards
>
> Bryn Spencer.
so you wont have to join the BFA ( Unless you want to.. ) Podge as ever you are a star doing the ground work and lets try to keep the numbers limited to no more than 8 guys in the water. Any more than that and I cant keep track of what the Feck's going on!
If you could sort the numbers and everything out between you ( John ? Podge ? ) that would be grand.
If your about for another Bryn give me a shout. On a side note went diving yesterday.. took a drive to find some vis at a secret spot with Titus, headed left first hunting along the kelp beds plankton was in full bloom on the surface (first 2m) but vis opened up under that to about 4m. No fish so headed right in search of some of them, eventually after a lot of seaching and swimming through the usual spots found some bass, I came home with five two of which were nice 5lb+ Titus managed 4 all nice and claimed the biggest at about 6lb. He also took two big mullet for me to smoke both about 7lb Had I not already got a freezer full could of taken two or three similar size mullet myself. Finally headed back to the boat and decided on a whim to grab (literally) a dogfish to try a dgfish madras recipie I have, unfortunately my eyes outweighed my skill, grabbed a nice one only to find my hand didn't stretch around it and it escaped after trying its best to bite me and the bass on my stringer! Saw plenty of spider crabs and a few nice edibles too but had seen some better ones a few days before in a different spot so will go back for those. Saw a sea trout too which was nice, he almost got nailed when the flash of silver shouted 'bass' in our ears! On a less nice note saw two mullet with spear holes in them, second time I've seen injured fish at this spot but never seen another spearo there? Would love to tell you all where to solve the mystery but this spot has always produced a few 10lb+ bass late in the season and want to keep it to myself!
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