Welcome to seabreeze Daz.

If you PM another Daz (kitehard)
www.seabreeze.com.au/Members/Profile/Details.aspx?member=kitehard , he's a keen spearfisher & could point you in the right direction.

..also try http://www.spearoz.org/

blastitliked said...

yeh i know some tree huggin hippy out there would say. [}:)]

but hay i eat what i catch

Its funny the misconception that spear fishing is cruel, when like line fishing there is no catching undersize fish, which from deep water can rupture there swim bladder and are more or less doomed.
There is no snagged line to cut away, polluting the ocean and a hazzard to more fish (forever).
You swim down you see your fish, you then spear that fish if you can and go home, it takes skill a certain amount of fitness and while you are down there you too become part of the food chain.
Alot more selective that dangling a Bait or running a lure.

Hey Daz, welcome to Seabreeze!

Nothing wrong with spearfishing (and I consider myself an environmentalist, but a realist type, not a treehugging type).

Great way to catch a meal.

But like anything, some spearfishers go too far and do stupid things like take a huge amount of the population of certain tasty/pricey species that ruins things for everyone (other spearfishers have no chance, us environmentalists not happy, the ecosystem loose a link>less other species for you to catch, etc, pro-fishermen loose income, etc.)

So enjoy your spearfishing, drop the 'I hate environmentalists' attitude (one side not understanding the other, and emotional not reasonable judgement clouds the real issue and then the greater good for both sides doesn't come out)

I.e: It doesn't allow you to catch fish and enjoy it or us our happiness in knowing there is biodiversity out there

So I encourage you to spearfish, but only take what you need, get your spearfishing mates to be reasonable about catchrates etc (not saying you aren't reasonable already, only you know, if you're informed enough) and mix it up (species and spots), to keep it sustainable.

We want you to be able to spearfish for as long as it makes you happy, not just intensly for a couple of years!

Cheers and happy spearfishing man (btw, been thinking of getting into handspearing from a non-spearing background, is this really hard but fun?)

Ps sorry for the rant, but I like to clear up misunderstandings for the greater good of the environment (now I sound like a hippy hehe!)

I've been doing a lot of snorkelling/free diving since theres been no wind, I want to try spearfishing. What should I look for in a speargun, where is a good place to get a cheapie - The Quokka?

Also, can you spearfish along the Perth coast outside of the Marmion Marine Park e.g. at Cottesloe or in the deeper sections of the river, e.g. Blackwall Reach, Rocky Bay...?

if your about to get a gun u r best off to get a gun that will last for ages and will still be a good gun to use when u get better. u should look at a good brand rail gun(has a rail down the barrel) this tracks the spear straight down the gun and keeps it shooting very accurate. for a first gun around a 1.1m with a 7mm spear should be a good all rounder (can be used for rockhopping and also out of a boat). and it also gives u room to pick another gun later on if u want a bigger or shorter gun.
hope this helps.

blastitliked said...

well this is the best site i have found for getting weather information.

anyone on here know of any spearfishing clubs/groups in perth.

yeh i know some tree huggin hippy out there would say. [}:)]

but hay i eat what i catch

well any one who can help

thanks
daz

You eat what you catch ?
I remember when I used to go to nightclubs I never would go quite that far !......
But I can suggest a really good spearfishing club right here in lil' old Perth our favourite home town !
This club is called the S.E.W.T.D.I. Club.
It stands for Spear 'Em When They Drop In ...club.
How it works is that you take a " SpearBuddy " out with you every time you have a surf anywhere local. You have a waterproof walky-talky connected between you and your underwater SpearBuddy.
If you get dropped in on you send a message to your SpearBuddy who lurks around under the water waiting for a score.
" SpearBuddy, SpearBuddy I've got one for ya. It's the slab rider with the red boardies and black and yellow flippers to my right. Give him one in the butt for me. Thanks SpearBuddy. You copy that ? "
SpearBuddy : " Copy that Loner. He just scored one in the left buttock...don't think he's too happy ' bout that. "