What is a 'good' spearo ?

[seaman]

By the way, anybody caught something huge on really small equipment?


The story of my life ... :wave

 

[seaman]

P.S. Actually is not THAT small ... :hmm

 

[Mr. X]

P.S. Actually is not THAT small ... :hmm

...not a "SuperGun" then?!

 

[seaman]

Yeah, you may say that but it still lands some fishes hehehe ... You know sometimes too much stretch leads to a loose of accuracy so to speak

 

[gonetobaja]

HOT SPEARO....

A person with a speargun in Baja, around late june with no sunscreen......

REALLY HOT SPEARO...

The same person at the same place around late august....



GTB

 

[Alison]

LOL Yeah right,that would be blister the red neck then

 

[Mr. X]

We have another contender (this guy, Antonio Concepcion Soria, landed his world record without a boat): http://www.europeanspearfishingsupplies.com/gallery_worldrecord_men_amberjack_antoniosoria.html

 

[Jez]

I don't know much about these fish but that's huge! Could one of those hurt you?

 

[Spaniard]

I don't know much about these fish but that's huge! Could one of those hurt you?

Not intentionally in the classic 'shark attack' sense, they have no big sharp teeth or bills like a swordfish. A fish that size is very powerful though and could easily drown you if you got tangled in line etc. I was shocked to see that the guy caught it with fairly normal gear i.e. not bluewater gear or even using breakaway gear. He has big cojones.......

 

[Mr. X]

I don't know much about these fish but that's huge! Could one of those hurt you?

It could definitely give you a hernia.

 

[Murat]

My dive buddy landed that size AJ with 90cm old pneumatic in 70s or 80s, you can imagine how was the spearfishing gear that time

 

[greendiver]

The individual him or herself decides whether he/she is a good spearo....if one is happy, inspired and catching what one wants to catch...feels good with what he is doing, the way one does this..., one of the things I like about the spearfishing thing is just that, you....and the sea....being good, bad or worse is something we have invented...., the competition is not out there, it is in ourselves.....

 

[Murat]

yeah well said

 

[Marwan]

in my opinion a good spearo:
1 - goes hunting regularly
2 - knows how to select a spot
3 - knows what to look for once in that spot
4 - hunts the right game fish, not just shoots everything that is swimming
5 - knows how to setup gear depending on the location/fish
6 - Knows how to ambush/approach a fish without scaring it off (different techniques for different types of fish)
7 - maintains constant contact with his buddy and practices safe freediving
8 - ENJOYS spearfishing and trys to go out whenever he/she can

 

[Mr. X]

....90cm old pneumatic in 70s or 80s, you can imagine how was the spearfishing gear that time

Spearing gear hasn't changed much over the decades has it? I was looking at a site of antique spearguns recently -- and many aren't much different to current offerings (aluminium handles v. plastic) ... some looked like quite innovative -- rollerguns as currently offered by Seatec have probably been around more than 50 years (they even had a little antique Chinese roller gun ). Most looked like they only needed a new set of rubbers -- it seemed premature to be retiring many of them to glass cases. Some of the 60/70's spearo knife designs actually seem better than many of the current offerings IMHO (personal taste, of course).

 

[Mr. X]

The individual him or herself decides whether he/she is a good spearo....if one is happy, inspired and catching what one wants to catch...feels good with what he is doing, the way one does this..., one of the things I like about the spearfishing thing is just that, you....and the sea....being good, bad or worse is something we have invented...., the competition is not out there, it is in ourselves.....

Good one.

 

[Mr. X]

We have several contenders :ko :king on this forum too. For example, I would imagine we all follow this thread:

http://forums.deeperblue.net/showthread.php?t=59977&page=1&pp=15

 

[greendiver]

Good one.

Thanks X.... :wave

 

[Groupermadness]

A Good spearo, is one who shows compasion when he has a good day and gives a fish to fellow spearo's who cant get into the Pond.

ie. Me, cos ive got FLU. :waterwork :waterwork