Just thought id put this up. over time ive put a lot of thought into what might be some top destinations, with a heavy emphasis on spearfishing and nice reefs.A group of friends i used to be in school with went to thailand recently and said the diving was top notch (and the female entertaiment like none other
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Id say my top picks would be Thailand, Indonesia, the Coral Sea, and soloman islands.
Post up what your idea of a perfect trip might be
Top spearfishing destinations
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Cuba
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BIG ISLAND,HAWAII
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Cuba
Now? How will you get a boat? Are you willing to give your $ to Fidel? I don´t know...
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Boats???? We don't need no stinking boats! <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> I will swim in my Speedos for 3 miles out to the drop off, fish there all day, and swim back in time for my Salsa class(still in speedos). La clave porfavor, pla, pla, pla, pla-pla......
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Hawaii, Indonesia and any spanish speaking country, Cuba would be nice also with some fly gear and flyfish for bones in Cuba.
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Now? How will you get a boat? Are you willing to give your $ to Fidel? I don´t know...
No boat necessary, water as deep as you'd want to go 100 meters from the coast, drop offs and reefs. As far as giving my money to Fidel.. It's like dating a really hot chick who's got a nasty mother, sometimes you're gonna do what you're gonna do no matter what. When foreign currency was allowed this wasn't a big consideration as it was possible to deal directly with private people providing the goods or services, such as guest houses. Today Fidel nails you right when you arrive by forcing you to buy chavitos at %80 on the dollar. This I do have a problem with. But as they say in Cuba "no hay mal que dure 100 años ni cuerpo que lo aguante".
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Any of the Virgin Islands & British Islands. Belize and Costa Rica. Those will be my top choices for spearfishing and Scuba. Cristal clear waters not far from shore and lots of fish for your taste. I've been in Bonaire & is DA' BOMB
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No spearing in British Islands.
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No spearing in British Islands.
Locals do spear in British islands. And if you go with a licensed fisherman they usually are allowed to get one person. In youtube you can see videos of spearfishing in Bonaire. When i visit Bonaire they told us fishing was not allowed near the island. and all the wrecks and reff about 100 feet from the shore you can see the tangled fishing lines. And one of the locals told us they do hunt the Reefs in the island around the south part. where tourist don't usually go Scuba. I went to the dive shop and they have a few small spearguns used. You can tell they were really banged up against the reefs.
. Is like everywhere else. the law say something but if you know the right people and the right time to be there. you can get your hunting going. -
Well, Bonaire is part of A (ruba) B (onaire) C (uracao), which belongs to the Netherlands.
And as far as I know, particularly in Bonaire you are not even allowed to throw and anchor. Very important parts of their economy are the diving centers. They don´t even allow you to wear gloves, to prevent tourists to be touching around the reefs… -
Well, Bonaire is part of A (ruba) B (onaire) C (uracao), which belongs to the Netherlands.
And as far as I know, particularly in Bonaire you are not even allowed to throw and anchor. Very important parts of their economy are the diving centers. They don´t even allow you to wear gloves, to prevent tourists to be touching around the reefs…I was using gloves during my trip. Those are rules writen but not enforced. also Bonaire is more known for their wrecks. and any diver can do wreck diving there without having any experience because they never patrol the area of the wrecks. There, you just drive to anywhere suit up and jump in the water. I spend 10days there and i never saw any type of law enforcement during that period of time. My friends in Puerto rico where i used to work, go to St. Marteen and go spearfishing there quite often. They dont spear like us. Mostly Scuba and very shallow waters snorkeling. But they do spear. But like i said if they go with the locals, they ok. Puerto rico is kind of the same way. Spearing with scuba is not allowed. but you know as well as me that is not enforced that much. commercial spearos in Scuba still get it done against the law. I remember someone saying that in Cuba was the same way in certain parts of the island. Spearing is restricted. but if you know the right person you are golden.
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Everything's illegal in Cuba but nothing is
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My friends in Puerto rico where i used to work, go to St. Marteen and go spearfishing there quite often. They dont spear like us. Mostly Scuba and very shallow waters snorkeling. But they do spear. But like i said if they go with the locals, they ok.
Saint Marteen is not British. Is half French / Half Dutch (Netherlands). This is reminding me the show “Are you smarter than a 5th grader”…
Anyway, I won´t get the chance to spear in a not allowed Country. :nono:
Hugs and kisses!
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