Nice Catch & Video from Qatar

[sanadw]

Nice spot guys, Cuda I came back yesterday..... it rained every single day there... now am here and it start raning!!! what the hell!!!:vangry
man the clips are amazing, excellent visibility and nice ambush!!
the first clip looks like a rig to me!!! did you go there agian????

man guys are becoming dangerously GOOD :ko

see you soon..... I have to practice again now!!!

 

[baracuda]

Nice spot guys, Cuda I came back yesterday..... it rained every single day there... now am here and it start raning!!! what the hell!!!:vangry
man the clips are amazing, excellent visibility and nice ambush!!
the first clip looks like a rig to me!!! did you go there agian????

man guys are becoming dangerously GOOD :ko

see you soon..... I have to practice again now!!!

the rain is lovley the only problem is it brings wind with it ..

ya two weeks ago we got fantastic visibilty you could pick your fish before you dived down to the bottom and i spotted my favourite fish but he was out of range -_- the very rare "Trachinotus blochii" --->

 

[getawayFK]

the very rare "Trachinotus blochii" --->

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Is that the guy they selling at 49riyals/kg at carrefour :duh:duh :duh :duh

 

[The Killer's me]

it looks like a pompfret

 

[baracuda]

Is that the guy they selling at 49riyals/kg at carrefour :duh:duh :duh :duh

it might be.. its very expensive and the best tasteing fish i have ever eaten

 

[The Killer's me]

zbaide is the name.

 

[baracuda]

zbaide is the name.

thats when they are small the large ones are called " TALAHA"

 

[Amphibious]

Hey I cannot argue with you. You are the expert on spearfishing around the world, even in places where you have not been.

No you cannot have my gear.

well that post was not directed at you. but after 15yrs+ diving and spearfishing in the gulf I may not be an expert, but am damn close.

when you see your first shark attack, and after you're finnished vomiting from the sight, please PM me and let me know if your opinions have changed about wearing fish on your belt.

 

[GreekDiver]

When i used to spearfish in virginia, i would never carry fish on me and i never even saw a shark in the water.

Just last year i went back to do some hook and line fishing. I hooked a stripped bass about 12 lbs and a shark came up to the surface and swallowed it! It was over a 10 ft shark. Mind you, this is the same area i spearfish! rofl rofl After seeing that, im glad i never put fish on me when i was freediving. Btw, sharks like to attack on top of the water too.

 

[Polystigma]

In Southern California almost all of us shore divers and even some boat divers swim around with fish attached to us. I have not heard of anyone in California eaten by a Great White due to fish on their belt. They attack because we look like seals floating on the surface. And we happen to have relatively few GW in So Cal. So the chances of an attack are very small. Swimming around with fish on you here is 99.9% safe.

 

[Amphibious]

They attack because we look like seals floating on the surface.

I'll assume you came to this conclusion after interviewing the shark?

sounds like the same type of "knowledge" we get up here from the new folks in the bush, usually starts with "Bears only attack because...."

Fish are food. myself and most experienced divers I know do not keep fish on their person while diving in shark turf. but hey, I don't know anyone who's been struck by lightening, but I wouldn't go dancing in a thunderstorm with a tinfoil hat...

 

[Polystigma]

Scientists (who study only sharks) here tell us that is the reason. It is mostly a simple case of mistaken identity. The people that get attacked the most on the California coast are Abalone divers. They spend alot of time on the surface. And happen to dive near areas where large sealion colonies reside. Most of the attacks that have happened on people here had nothing to do with fish. Trust me...the no fish on your belt rule does not apply to every region of the world.

Here in California your biggest worry is looking like a seal, not the fish on the belt. Some guys here try to stay away from black or brown wetsuits.

 

[gladiator]

Hello friends:

As some of you know, I no longer live in Qatar as of March this year. There isn't a single day I remember the great weekends I spent spearfishing with my friends. I am goning to try my luck in the mediterranian sea next month ... I am sure it wont be as rewarding as in the Gulf.

In regards to what Amphibious is saying about stringing fish around your waist, I will have to agree with him 1000%. Few month ago while swimming back to shore dragging the best catch of my lifetime (over 60KG of grouper) we got attacked by some type of shark which knocked my buddy of off his body board 2 meters in the air and took off with our catch, body board, and equipment in a frightning speed. I am so happy I didn't have those fish around my waist that day.

If you're fool enough to risk your life in search of an adrenaline rush or to look tough on spear boards ... go for it, but don't go about advising other people of doing the same. :crutch :crutch

Cheers

 

[getawayFK]

Hello Gladiator. I read ur post when u recounted the story of ur khor al-udaid trip... That must have been frightening. Im glad none of u guys were injured... I'm surprised at it... It must have been a large hammerhead or could even be a bullshark i guess... But did u say ur buddy got knocked 2meter off board? or just the board got knocked out?

By the way, where will u be spearfishing in the med sea?

Regards !