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Or was it the last bloke that you caught at one of those top shiny Bass spots.
ooooiiiiiii yu bloody poacher have some of this un…..!!!!
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I take it he was shot in the back!!
have a look at this too, watch the vid:
Teen shot by speargun still recovering in hospital
have a look at this too, watch the vid:
Teen shot by speargun still recovering in hospital
It happens.Did it myself when on a spearo holiday. The drifts were fast over a reef,it was only a small reef that had big GTs and Dogtooth tuna on it. Two of us were drifting it,both had 2 floats attached to each gun with bungies and float lines. It took a long time pulling it all in then out again. The guides had a rope out the back and moved us up quick each time. Mind you i felt like a lure being towed behind the boat when i looked down and seen sharks following. The other guy on the rope videod the sharks following.
I was diving from a boat with a friend once, when he came swimming towards me, waving his arm around in distress. His other hand was clutched to his chest, with blood flowing out all over the place. I thought 'Oh sh*t, he's shot himself in the chest!'. So it was a relief to discover that he had only shot himself through the hand (right through - he managed to do it when fiddling with the tip of his spear whilst the gun was loaded). Off we went to casualty.
On another occasion I was out with a different friend, when he managed to stab himself in the hand with his knife, whilst braining a mullet (don't ask). Off we went to casualty again. Obviously, when we got there, we had to tell them the story - but it turns out they had a better story to tell: apparently they'd had a spearo in the previous week who had shot himself in the leg!
Both of the people I was with are members of DB.
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On another occasion I was out with a different friend, when he managed to stab himself in the hand with his knife, whilst braining a mullet (don't ask). Off we went to casualty again. Obviously, when we got there, we had to tell them the story - but it turns out they had a better story to tell: apparently they'd had a spearo in the previous week who had shot himself in the leg!
Both of the people I was with are members of DB.
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Hi Scott
I try my best. I am actually starting to think about getting in again now. Probably next month. Nick will probably have posted a 5lb + Bass by then
I try my best. I am actually starting to think about getting in again now. Probably next month. Nick will probably have posted a 5lb + Bass by then
Did that myself a few years ago. Very often mullet play dead then come back to life. Braining them doesn't necessarily stop them moving either. I actually carried on spearing for some time as my gloves seemed to be keeping the wound together. But eventually I noticed blood in the water and returned to shore. No ER for me though (I did consider it but figured they'd just clean & stitch it and couldn't really face all the delay and hassle as I had others with me). So, 1km walk back to the car holding the thing together & then a dressing taped to the hand. 65 mile drive home, then Dettol & a big plaster at home, followed by "butterfly" stick-on stitches from Boots the next day & silver impregnated plasters thereafter. I highly recommend the last 2 products (bit pricey from Boots tho') - the wound remained very clean and healed surprising quickly & cleanly.
Definitely worth carrying a first aid kit in your car (perhaps even on your float?), they're quite cheap & readily available these days, and consider adding some butterfly stick-on stitches/"Steri-strips"/"wound closures" to it - and Celox if you think you might have to deal with major bleeding e.g. chainsaw/fire-arms/power-tool/tree-felling injuries - or you're "a bleeder"; my brother had a nasty incident working alone on a roof with a newly repaired cutting wheel, that had been left turned on - cut into his thigh and he almost bled to death (for the second time).
Supermarkets, Ebay & on-line pharmacists sell most of this stuff, amazon too apparently, e.g.:
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Personal Major Bleeding Kit - Celox 15g Clotting Agent
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Jonny brought around a nice new 6.5mm shark fin spear today, it was part of an order from Apnea.
Just after he had left I was putting the spear in my shed but, I just misplaced my step & put the spear into the ground to steady myself. Unfortunately I found out the sharkfins are very sharp & one took a big chunk out of my finger as my hand slipped down the shaft!
Just to make things worst I still fell over & cut my knee to boot!
Just after he had left I was putting the spear in my shed but, I just misplaced my step & put the spear into the ground to steady myself. Unfortunately I found out the sharkfins are very sharp & one took a big chunk out of my finger as my hand slipped down the shaft!
Just to make things worst I still fell over & cut my knee to boot!
