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Join us August 3rd for the OC Classic Spearfishing Tournament & support the Wounded Warrior Project.

Entry in the OC Classic Spearfishing Tournament includes T-Shirt, lunch, the opportunity to win great raffle prizes, and awards for the top three competitors. This is a family event for all to enjoy. Additional tournament T-Shirts are available ($15 via paypal,indicate size/quantity) if ordered and paid for by July 1st. Tournament entry forms can be found at OC Spearos - Orange County's Premier Spearfishing and Freediving Club (Events/Tournament page). Forms can be emailed to info@ocspearos.org and payment sent through paypal under info@ocspearos.org. Entries will be accepted the day of tournament.

Date: Saturday, August 3rd 2013

Time: From 8:00am to 3:00pm. All fish entries must be presented for judging by the 3:00pm deadline. All late entries will be disqualified.

Check in: Day-Of Check in from 7:30am-9am @ Dana Cove Park (Look for Pop-Up Tents). Divers must not enter water until 8am (Honor System)

Location: Dana Cove Park (Dana Point Harbor Dr & Ensenada PL) In the Dana Point Harbor

Cost:
$30 - Active Military
$35 - Paid/ Current Members of another California Spearfishing Club
$45 - All other divers
$10 - Food and Drinks for all Non-Competing Guests

Rules:
The tournament will be a three fish contest and will follow the National Spearfishing rules, but will be in a scramble format. The top three participants with the largest 3 fish will receive a prize. All State and Local game/fish rules will apply. Competitors must possess a valid CA fishing license. All spearguns, including pole spears, must be loaded using muscle power. No detonating or power heads may be used. Spearguns must be loaded and unloaded in the water. No free-shafts will be allowed. No chumming/ baiting allowed at any time. Fish may only be taken while freediving. Use of SCUBA or hooka system will not be permitted. Divers must take their own fish. Paddleboards/ Kayaks or Flotation must be manually powered.Rules Cont. Diving/ Spearfishing will be permitted within the Orange County Border - Seal Beach to San Clemente (Cottons Point). Divers may not enter the water until 8am August 3rd 2013 and must be presented for judging at Dana Cove Park by the 3:00pm deadline. All late entries will be disqualified.

Fish Quantity:
No more than three fish (3) fish total may be weighed in. Only one fish (1) per species may be weighed in. Failure to comply with meet rules will result in disqualification

Scoring:
One (1) point per fish plus one (1) point per pound excepting that a single
fish's point may not exceed 21 points (20lbs. plus 1 point for fish). In the event of a tie, the participant with the largest fish (by weight) wins.

Dr. Terry Maas will be speaking at the Orange County Spearos meeting this Thursday May 16th 7pm sharp at the Round Table pizza in Costa mesa (Fairview/Baker). He will be speaking about his new free dive recovery vest and spearfishing. Everybody is invited to come hear this legend of spearfishing speak. Bring your family and friends for great, pizza, beer, friends and lies. Show up early if you want a seat as it will get crowded fast. See you all there!

Terry Maas is a veteran freediver. He started diving when he was 14 years old and has been freediving steadily for the last 47 years. In his early years Terry won the individual U.S. National Spearfishing championships 4 times. His team won 10 championships. In 1982, his interests turned to blue water hunting. For the next 10 years he captured 3 world records for yellowfin and bluefin tuna ( IBSRC, bluefin tuna, Pacific, record, spearfishing ). His 398-lb Pacific bluefin tuna record still stands. In 1995, Terry published his first book, BlueWater Hunting and Freediving. This book is richly illustrated with pictures and stories from Mexico. Several years later he published his second book on the subject of freediving Freedive.

Terry studied marine biology in his undergraduate work at the University of California. He holds 3 advanced degrees, Doctor of Dental Science from University of the Pacific, Resident in Oral Surgery from the University of Southern California and Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

How was the viz? Did you get a white sea bass?

Don, stop by the meeting next week thurs @ 7pm. There will be some people there who I am certain you would like to see.

First of all I am excited to join this board, been lurking for a while and finally made the move. My name is Fernando Gutierrez, I'm 28, I live in Orange County and I like to spearfish. I have been diving for 4 years now and consider myself a spearo newb. In 2010 I started a local club in Orange County, it was a great success with 65 members the first year and now with a little over 100. I really enjoyed getting to know many members of the spearo community and making life long friends through the club. I hope to contribute as much as possible to this board. If you ever want to dive just hit me up.