Hiya all
Recently spent a few days spearfishing in a completely new area, about 5 hours drive away on the East Coast , very different hunting conditions, fish...and another new chapter in my spearfishing career. I have been cutting my teeth shooting small Hottentot in Capetown, and the occasional Galjoen, so was hoping to get a shot at a big mussel-cracker, but no such luck.
Got a small cracker on day one, as well as a black tail ( also a small fish), then had the amazing experience of being joined by 2 dolphins on my swim home !
On the last day, was diving in the Knysna-Heads, where the ocean flows into a huge estuary. was in about 13 meters of water, looking at a few blacktail and wondering whether or not to shoot, when they suddenly scattered ! Looking around, I saw a school of Striped-Harder arriving at high speed, in pursuit of the smaller fish. Thinking they were Garrick at first, I realised there was no time for procrastination, these guys were not going to hang around. I fired at the closest, and he was JUST in range, and was soon enroute to the surface with my biggest fish so far in my short spearo career !! Still small to most of you guys I think, but was pretty chuffed non the less, have attatched a pic.
Regards
Jeff
Recently spent a few days spearfishing in a completely new area, about 5 hours drive away on the East Coast , very different hunting conditions, fish...and another new chapter in my spearfishing career. I have been cutting my teeth shooting small Hottentot in Capetown, and the occasional Galjoen, so was hoping to get a shot at a big mussel-cracker, but no such luck.
Got a small cracker on day one, as well as a black tail ( also a small fish), then had the amazing experience of being joined by 2 dolphins on my swim home !
On the last day, was diving in the Knysna-Heads, where the ocean flows into a huge estuary. was in about 13 meters of water, looking at a few blacktail and wondering whether or not to shoot, when they suddenly scattered ! Looking around, I saw a school of Striped-Harder arriving at high speed, in pursuit of the smaller fish. Thinking they were Garrick at first, I realised there was no time for procrastination, these guys were not going to hang around. I fired at the closest, and he was JUST in range, and was soon enroute to the surface with my biggest fish so far in my short spearo career !! Still small to most of you guys I think, but was pretty chuffed non the less, have attatched a pic.
Regards
Jeff
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