Posts by nishthefish

Is that a cobia? I can't really make it out from that angle!
Regardless, nice fish!

And I'm sure that neon green snorkel brings in curious fish who wanna party!:tequila:

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1 45 is a beast dive this thread is gonna have to be changed to frickin hank!!

You said that right, Lunkerbuster!
You guys are unreal!

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Always take your time to breath up correctly.
Never exhaust yourself chasing a fish to the point you can't safely make surface.
Never turn around once you have begun to ascend, it's extremely taxing.

Very important piece of information! Turning around while trying to ascend is a mistake many make, especially with fish on the spear.

Thanks!
The most sought after fishes are the Hammour (Grouper) and the Kingfish (Narrow barred spanish mackerel). In terms of taste too, most people here love kingfish!
Sea Breams are delicious as well, but aren't as popular as the above mentioned fishes.

Kingfish are coming soon, as the waters are getting cooler. That's always good news!:)

Welcome.

Damn! Nice cobia!:thumbsup1:
And that water looks so blue and inviting!
Looking forward to watching some video footage.

I'm sure the shorter shaft length may get some getting used to in terms of "shooting from the hip".
I'll find out how it shoots only after some time in the water.

Intersting stuff, George. I found a slip tip here in one of the shops (Mares, I believe?). I might pick that up soon.

As of now, I've gone down the cheap route lol
I bought an orca flopper and pin, and went to a workshop to drill a hole for the pin, and sharpen the broken part into a pencil point tip. I hated sharpening tri cut tips, and I always felt that I got one of the angles with a tri cut wrong.

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I haven't updated this thread in a while.
I've been diving around though, checking out different spots in Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah. The severe heat of the summer here isn't exactly the best time for spearfishing, but some fish are still around :).
Here as some pics of my recent catches;

Sea Breams:

2 Groupers, a Trevally and a sweetlips:

The weather's getting better, and pretty soon, we're gonna have some kingfish (narrow barred spanish mackerel) in our shallow spots!

Nice video. Nice viz too!
I'd be scared of the spines on the gills without wearing gloves haha.

Nice video!
And the visibility is perfect for spearfishing!
The landscape looks beautiful as well!
Thanks for sharing

Nice video!
Thanks!
I love watching spearfishing videos from Hawaii!
There's something very inviting about the water there.

So I shot a grouper today (with my Rabitech Stealth Pro), and it holed up in a very tight spot.
When I got the shaft out, the grouper not only tore off, but somehow broke off the tip and the flopper!:@

I've never seen anything like this before... the shaft broke at the flopper pin joint.

I earlier believed that Rabitech shafts were fairly solid. Having being shot into rocks and pulled around with larger fish. I guess I'm gonna take my words back. A 7mm shaft breaking at the tip because of a grouper is ridiculous!

Guess I gotta find another shaft now. Recommendations, anyone?

^Killer Cubera!
How'd you usually cook snapper?

Welcome!
Looking forward to some dive reports from NZ!:)

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing.
That footage from the rear camera of the GWS charging is absolutely HORRIFYING!:@

Thank goodness we don't have sharks frequenting our spots here.
With the bad viz here, any large predator coming out of the murk would be scary!
Aren't barracuda more likely to cause injury than a shark? Has anyone ever been charged by a Cuda without provoking one?

Happy Birthday Hank!

Welcome Mahmoud!
You'll love this forum!

PS, is spearfishing allowed in the red sea off Egypt? Or do you go spearfishing in the Med side (Alexandria)?

Welcome Blitz!:)