Hello from Tasmania

[andrewm]

Hi
I'm an older guy but was a pro diver and marine scientist in my younger days and speared quite a bit ,back then, as well.
I got into sailing (Syndey /Hobarts etc) and rescently got a nice yacht and rediscovered spearfishing. The new generation of gear is just great and I'm blown away by the entire free diving scene.
Tasmania has few large fish and the water isn't all that warm but the up-side is plenty of crays(lobster) ,abalone and smaller fish and fewer divers.
Cheers

 

[Salehthefish]

Hello and welcome on DB... Best place for people who are sharing the love to the sea

All best and nice to have you around

 

[Mr. X]

Welcome Andrew. Sorry but whenever I hear Tasmania now I can't help recalling Dame Edna's description of it as Australia's "bushy little triangle". Sounds idyllic.

 

[2/75thRanger]

G'duy, n welcome Andrew!

 

[picasso]

Welcome, buddy

 

[ReefTroll]

Welcome Andrew. Sorry but whenever I hear Tasmania now I can't help recalling Dame Edna's description of it as Australia's "bushy little triangle". Sounds idyllic.

Tasmania is an amazing place. It is quiet, very untouched, very friendly and just plain gorgeous.

Welcome in mate, from Brisbane.

 

[slingshaft]

Hi, welcome from Texas, I wish I were in Taz !!

 

[andrewm]

Hi Slingshaft
I used to live in Texas...Corpus Christi. I even had a few dives but ,alas, not out on the rigs. The coastal water was warm but pretty dirty.
Taz has fantastic scenery but the water is cool/cold and the fish tend to be plentiful but small. The upside is the abalone, lobsters and scallops are all good and available.
Tasmania does have some giant Tuna off the East coast in summer and there are a few free divers beginning to do a bit of open water spearing for them( so far only small fish ,15Kg, have ben taken) and it's only a matter of time untill someone nails a 100Kg or more blue fin and the fun begins.
Cheers

 

[BennyB]

G'day Andrew, welcome to the forums.

As you can see there's a few Aussies lurking around here but it's a truly international field of play. We've just had a Tassie freediver move to Brisbane a couple of weeks ago, he is laughing at our "cold patch" where the water temp hit an all time low of 17 degrees rofl

If you want to find a few guys who are a bit more local to you, then a new Freediving club called TAS Freedivers has recently started up, they have a pretty big following from what I understand. If you're on Facebook look them up on Log In | Facebook or you can email them on tasfreedivers@gmail.com

Hope you enjoy your time on the forums here and meet the friendly lot that are DB!

Cheers,
Ben

...whenever I hear Tasmania now I can't help recalling Dame Edna's description of it as Australia's "bushy little triangle"

That must have been back in the 70's Mr X, there was a lot more bush around back then

 

[andrewm]

Hi Thank you very much for the link to Tassie free divers. I'll be in touch ASAP Cheers

 

[yugyug]

welcome to the forum andrew.

Looking forward to having a dive and spear in tasmania some day, I like the cold water. Went out off bondi, sydney, a few days ago, a cool 16 degrees, lovely, but no crays