Well, I'm back (applause/cheers/general pandemonium) :hmm
Great holiday , but unfortunately poor spearing due to two tropical cyclones pinballing around southern Madagascar and generally screwing things up .
I was fortunate that a buddy who bought my 135 cm. railgun was also visiting during the first week of my stay so I was able to spear with a familiar gun . My flashers however were long gone and the set I managed to bum were apparently designed for the express purpose of attracting sharks and scaring anything else away .
First day out we headed to 9 -mile reef . Viz 12 m. , temp 28 C. and a mild N - S current ; ideal conditions .
Hopped in , loaded my gun and started deploying the flashers . They barely got 6 m. down when the first bull came to have a look . Typical welcome around here , and since sharks and pelagics are often found together I tried to be philosophical and take it as a positive sign .
First dive down revealed not only the bull but also two reef sharks as well as two potato bass epinephelus tukula . These fish steal far more than sharks do and are regarded as unavoidable pests due to their (rightly) protected status .
Great holiday , but unfortunately poor spearing due to two tropical cyclones pinballing around southern Madagascar and generally screwing things up .
I was fortunate that a buddy who bought my 135 cm. railgun was also visiting during the first week of my stay so I was able to spear with a familiar gun . My flashers however were long gone and the set I managed to bum were apparently designed for the express purpose of attracting sharks and scaring anything else away .
First day out we headed to 9 -mile reef . Viz 12 m. , temp 28 C. and a mild N - S current ; ideal conditions .
Hopped in , loaded my gun and started deploying the flashers . They barely got 6 m. down when the first bull came to have a look . Typical welcome around here , and since sharks and pelagics are often found together I tried to be philosophical and take it as a positive sign .
First dive down revealed not only the bull but also two reef sharks as well as two potato bass epinephelus tukula . These fish steal far more than sharks do and are regarded as unavoidable pests due to their (rightly) protected status .