Who do you think is the best spearfisher of all time?

[Mr. X]

Of course, Peter Crawford has an unfair advantage: free senior bus pass

 

[Marwan]

some of the french werent also mentioned like J.B Esclapez...still think that pepe amengual is the best or among th ebest at least..

 

[Mr. X]

Got to admire this fella (shore fishing - no boat, or back up by the sound of it): European Spearfishing Supplies - Gallery World Record For Men's Amberjack

 

[dave]

Once you get outside of competition spearfishing, I think it becomes almost impossible to define "best" It is a bit like the saying about surfing; "The best surfer is the one having the most fun"
With modern gear, and the info that is now available, in a lot of cases, catching big pelagic trophy fish like tuna and marlin is as much about having the time, money, opportunity and balls to get near them as it is about skill. I believe that often catching small wary reef fish is more difficult and a greater test of skill (although it obviously doesn't look as impressive)
Personally I also think that the ability to adapt quickly to different conditions, species and locations is one of the skills that separates to Great from the simply Very Good!

cheers
dave
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[covert]

yep as long as your having fun, conserving the eco system, and loving what you do, who cares who's the best

 

[azapa]

Chile(where??)'s best, and former world champ: Erwin Tapia

ACTUAL (pride oozing) World Champ: [SIZE=-1]Patricio Sáez Larompiente.com: Noticia - Patricio Saez gana el Mundial de Pesca Submarina Pedro Carbonel came 5th in same event.

Womens World Champ:[/SIZE]Margarita Aldunate [SIZE=-1] Emol.com - Chile consigue título en Mundial Femenino de Caza Submarina

The remarkable thing is that these are all non-pro's with normal "day jobs" most of whom pay there own way to these comps.

(pride oozing, sorry)
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[spaghetti]

Pato Saez is great. I'm told he does spearfishing for a living (he has a special license for selling fish) I heard great stories about him at the Sines worlds 2006: there was a terrible weather, 2 or 3 meters waves. They say he found a very tight hole full of fish in the strong surf: he let the waves pull him in and the undertow pull him out of the hole, with great courage and knowledge of how to move in extreme conditions of water. Definitely a champion.
BTW, Azapa, please help me cause I'm an old man with frequent memory failures. The world championship in Chile, Iquique 2004....I don't remember who was the winner.....:t

 

[azapa]

BTW, Azapa, please help me cause I'm an old man with frequent memory failures. The world championship in Chile, Iquique 2004....I don't remember who was the winner.....:t

hmm, I have a strange feeling you do. jejej.roflrofl here is the complete listing for the other race fans out there:
http://www.underwaterfishing.co.uk/results/chilie_2004.pdf

 

[Mr. X]

I expect Pete Crawford would have won if his senior bus pass went that far. (I recognise one name on the list.)

 

[calicohunter31]

i meant the best in the around the world lol. I also meant the best spearfisherman of all time just not this time