Lol........surely each to their own! if you don't like it try it and if you still don't like it get with the program!
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Night Spearfishing
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no never directly at the fish....just off the main beam the bass will reflect the light back; enough for a good shot.
I just spent some time spearing with the cornish boys, they are witness to the success rate of this technique vs point the light and shoot.
a lot of keen good spearos have jumped on the night spearing bandwagon; however I witness only a very select few that have very good results...scrumpy for sure has mastered the technique.
night dives; I'll outfish most spearos...day dives then I'm in for an arse whooping. each to there own, skill and technique need for all forms of spearfishing. 30m + dives to catch a fish? pure skill or stupidity? freediver? either way much respect goes out to all spearos and their chosen form.
I just spent some time spearing with the cornish boys, they are witness to the success rate of this technique vs point the light and shoot.
a lot of keen good spearos have jumped on the night spearing bandwagon; however I witness only a very select few that have very good results...scrumpy for sure has mastered the technique.
night dives; I'll outfish most spearos...day dives then I'm in for an arse whooping. each to there own, skill and technique need for all forms of spearfishing. 30m + dives to catch a fish? pure skill or stupidity? freediver? either way much respect goes out to all spearos and their chosen form.
The next pic I post Clarke will be of a British Isles record Gilt Head Bream ,I've seen him already ,and i hope to see him again very shortly,he was the size of a dustbin lid,we don't shoot stringer fulls of Bass over here,were limited to 2 in any 24hrs,sorry to disappoint .
What an exciting life you lead !yes goodluck fellow spearo
I did take a look back through all your amazing catch reports....Greg your gilthead record is safe
If you two were in a room together I wouldn't know whether to provide nurofen or ky jelly
Although I have absolutely no experience of night spearing I have done a fair amount ( through my profession)of night time vermin control with a rifle and I can assure you that shining a torch in the eyes of a rabbit or fox does not render them frozen, they learn very quickly that a bright white light whisked around the fields means danger and pretty soon bolt. If you are very careful with the light and only just illuminate your quarry with the very edge of the beam or even the dull bit of spillage around the main beam then your results increase exponentially. It's not hard for me to conceive that shooting fish at night especially those that are active and patrolling would behave in a similar fashion. Now underwater night vision may well be different!!! My 2 pence worth.
I think you might be speaking alone here mate...you use the word " we " but that is out of context...you are hardly the spokesperson for the whole of Ireland.
you asked for thuaghts on night diving? the fact is, it has it's pro's abd con's just like any form of our chosen sport.
I can catch double figure fish day or night. both I would say are euqually challenging.
spearfishing is a great past time that is not only sustainable...it keeps us all fit mentally and physically.
some divers are more successful than others and utmost respect goes out to them all...the green eyed monster is not a healthy monster for a man to carry.....
Read again real slow ,I do speak for the whole of Ireland ,''We'' as in all of us ,by law can only shoot 2 Bass in any 24hr period by law ,so yes,i am the spokesperson for all Irish speros in that context ,or all Irish speros abiding by our conservation rules and regulations .
I'm jealous of Warren Buffett ,you don't figure,that would be sad ,real sad.